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Driving My Own Destiny
Manal al-Sharif, Oslo, Norway, 2012. (Oslo Freedom Forum)
Standing up against a fatwa that bars them from driving, Saudi women fight for autonomy, identity, and freedom.
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Issue: Fall 2012 / Volume 88/4
Published: September 21, 2012
Manal al-Sharif is a women’s rights activist and one of the primary organizers of the Women2Drive campaign, which advocates for women’s right to drive in Saudi Arabia. After she posted a video on YouTube of herself driving, the Saudi government detained her for “disturbing public order” and “inciting public opinion.”...