Today is International Human Rights Day, and this year there is much to celebrate. 2011 has been an extraordinary year for human rights activism worldwide, as the UN points out: […]
Tag: Manal Al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif is a Saudi women’s rights activist who helped start a right to drive campaign in 2011, which she was arrested for. Following her release on bail, she continued to actively criticize the Saudi government, speaking out about imprisoned female foreign workers, the lack of elections for the Shura Council and the murder of Lama al-Ghamdi.
On Supposed Reforms and Unjust Lashings: A Saudi Woman Speaks Out
Last Sunday, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia gave a speech to the Shura Council in which he granted Saudi women the right to vote and run in municipal elections starting […]
For Saudi Women, Voting Win Masks Driving Crackdown
In a national TV address Sunday, Saudi King Abdullah declared an end to the de facto ban on women’s suffrage. Beginning in 2015, women will be able to vote and […]
Saudi Women Arrested for Driving
Five women were arrested in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for continuing their protest–which formally began on June 17–against the nation’s ban on women driving. The mutaween (religious police of Saudi […]
Saudi Women Drive!
Millions of eyes were trained on Saudi Arabia this Friday, June 17. Would Saudi women be able to fulfill their online pledge to drive cars, in defiance of the kingdom’s […]
Are You Supporting Saudi Women This Friday?
This Friday, June 17, women in Saudi Arabia will risk arrest by doing something many of us do every day: driving a car. The Ms. editors encourage you to sign […]
Can Social Networking Put Saudi Women Behind the Wheel?
Since 1979, women have not been allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. Manal Al-Sharif–who learned to drive in the U.S.–is fed up with the rule. So she posted a video […]