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Facebook isn’t the Final Frontier for Female Drivers in Saudi Arabia

Posted by samya on 02 Jun 2011 / 0 Comments

On June 17th, women in Saudi Arabia plan to take to the streets—they’re going to get behind the wheel to protest a religious edict forbidding them to drive. As Eman wrote in a post about the Women2Drive campaign yesterday, Manal Al-Sharif posted a Youtube video of herself calling on all women to drive their automobiles […]

Manal Al-Sharif and the Ban on Saudi Women Driving

Posted by emanhashim on 01 Jun 2011 / 0 Comments

Last week, Manal Al-Sharif was arrested because she posted a video of herself driving around Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia, on YouTube. Because it is illegal for women to drive in Saudi Arabia, both she and her brother were detained. Al-Sharif has since been released, having pledged to take no further part in the Women2Drive campaign. The Women2Drive […]