Manal al-Sharif

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Manal al-Sharif is a Saudi women’s rights activist best known for leading the women’s driving campaign in Saudi Arabia and challenging the kingdom’s male guardianship system.

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Manal al-Sharif canonical 5
manal_alsharif 1

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instanceOf Saudi Arabian activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
women's rights activist ⓘ
advocatesFor end of male guardianship system in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
right of women to drive in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
women's civil and political rights in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
arrestedFor driving a car in Saudi Arabia in 2011 ⓘ
awardReceived Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers list ⓘ
TIME 100 most influential people in the world (2012) ⓘ
Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent ⓘ
causeOfArrest violating ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
charge disturbing public order ⓘ
inciting women to drive ⓘ
citizenship Saudi Arabia ⓘ
countryOfBirth Saudi Arabia ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1979 ⓘ
describedIn TIME 100 list profile ⓘ
detainedBy Saudi authorities ⓘ
employer Saudi Aramco ⓘ
fieldOfWork information security ⓘ
founded Women2Drive campaign ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasChild son ⓘ
influenced Saudi women drivers who joined 2011–2013 campaigns ⓘ
knownFor Saudi women to drive movement ⓘ
campaign against male guardianship system in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
movement Arab Spring-era activism in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Saudi women's rights movement ⓘ
notableWork Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening ⓘ
occupation activist ⓘ
computer scientist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Mecca ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
residence exile outside Saudi Arabia ⓘ
spokeAt TEDGlobal ⓘ
linked to: TED conferences

international human rights conferences ⓘ
subjectOf documentaries on Saudi women's rights ⓘ
news coverage on Saudi women driving ban ⓘ
twitterUsername manal_alsharif ⓘ
linked to: Manal al-Sharif
usedPlatform Twitter ⓘ
linked to: Twitter, Inc.

YouTube ⓘ
social media ⓘ
writesAbout gender segregation in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
legal reforms in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
personal experiences under Saudi guardianship laws ⓘ

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