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'''Manal al-Sharif''' is a [[women's rights]] [[activist]] from [[Saudi Arabia]] who helped start a women's right to drive campaign in 2011. A women's rights activist who had previously filmed herself driving, [[Wajeha al-Huwaider]], filmed al-Sharif driving a car<ref name="France24_huwaiderfilmed" /> as part of the campaign. The video was posted on [[YouTube]] and [[Facebook]].<ref name="AP_detained21May" /><ref name="cnn22May_detained" /> Al-Sharif was detained and released on 22 May<ref name="Indep23May_detained" /> and rearrested the following day.<ref name="RTBF_geek" /> |
'''Manal al-Sharif''' is a [[women's rights]] [[activist]] from [[Saudi Arabia]] who helped start a women's right to drive campaign in 2011. A women's rights activist who had previously filmed herself driving, [[Wajeha al-Huwaider]], filmed al-Sharif driving a car<ref name="France24_huwaiderfilmed" /> as part of the campaign. The video was posted on [[YouTube]] and [[Facebook]].<ref name="AP_detained21May" /><ref name="cnn22May_detained" /> Al-Sharif was detained and released on 22 May<ref name="Indep23May_detained" /> and rearrested the following day.<ref name="RTBF_geek" /> |
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==Career== |
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Manal al-Sharif is a computer security consultant<ref name="RTBF_geek" /> working in [[Saudi Aramco]],<ref name="LinkedIn_cv" /> the Saudi national oil comapny. |
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==Women's rights campaigns== |
==Women's rights campaigns== |
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Revision as of 13:18, 26 May 2011
Manal al-Sharif (Manal Abed Masoud Almnami al-Sharif) منال الشريف | |
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| Born | 1978 or 1979 (age 32) [1] [[Makkah, Saudi Arabia]] |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Occupation(s) | Computer Security Consultant, Saudi Aramco[2] |
| Known for | Defying female driving ban in Saudi Arabia[3][4] |
| Children | 1 son (5 years old)[4] |
Manal al-Sharif is a women's rights activist from Saudi Arabia who helped start a women's right to drive campaign in 2011. A women's rights activist who had previously filmed herself driving, Wajeha al-Huwaider, filmed al-Sharif driving a car[5] as part of the campaign. The video was posted on YouTube and Facebook.[3][4] Al-Sharif was detained and released on 22 May[1] and rearrested the following day.[2]
Women's rights campaigns
In addition to her professional career, al-Sharif has campaigned for women's rights in Saudi Arabia for many years.[2] According to the New York Times, al-Sharif "has a reputation for pulling stunts to highlight the lack of rights for women".[6] Regarding the 2011 women driving campaign, Amnesty International stated that "Manal al-Sharif is following in a long tradition of women activists around the world who have put themselves on the line to expose and challenge discriminatory laws and policies".[7]
Background
As of 2011[update], women in Saudi Arabia have limited freedom of movement and in practice are not allowed to drive motor vehicles. In 1990, dozens of women in Riyadh drove their cars in protest, were imprisoned for one day, had their passports confiscated, and some of them lost their jobs.[8] In September 2007, the Association for the Protection and Defense of Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia, co-founded by Wajeha al-Huwaider[9] and Fawzia al-Uyyouni, gave a 1100 signature petition to King Abdullah asking for women to be allowed to drive.[10] On International Women's Day 2008, Huwaider filmed herself driving and received international media attention after the video was posted on YouTube.[9][8][11]
2011 women driving campaign
In 2011, a group of women including Manal al-Sharif started a Facebook campaign named "Teach me how to drive so I can protect myself"[3] or Women2Drive[2][4] that says that women should be allowed to drive. The campaign calls for women to start driving from 17 June 2011.[4] As of 21 May 2011[update], about 12,000 readers of the Facebook page had expressed their support.[3] Al-Sharif describes the action as acting within women's rights, and "not protesting".[2] Wajeha al-Huwaider was impressed by the campaign and decided to help.[5]
In late May, Al-Sharif drove her car in Khobar with al-Huwaider filming.[5] The video was posted to YouTube and Facebook. In the video, al-Sharif stated, "This is a volunteer campaign to help the girls of this country [learn to drive]. At least for times of emergency, God forbid. What if whoever is driving them gets a heart attack?" She was detained by religious police (CPVPV) on 21 May and released after six hours.[3][1] As of 23 May 2011[update], about 600,000 people had watched the video.[1]
The New York Times described al-Sharif's campaign as a "budding protest movement" that the Saudi government tried to "swiftly extinguish". The YouTube video of al-Sharif's drive became inaccessible at its original location, the Facebook page for the campaign was deleted, and the Twitter account used by al-Sharif was "copied and altered". Supporters republished the original video and Facebook page and a summary of al-Sharif's five recommended rules for the 17 June campaign were published on a blog and by the New York Times.[12][13]
On 22 May, al-Sharif was detained again[1][4] and the Director General of Traffic Administration, Major-General Suleiman Al-Ajlan, was questioned by journalists regarding traffic regulations related to women driving. Al-Ajlan stated that the journalists should "put the question" to members of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia.[14] RTBF suggested that al-Sharif had been sentenced to five days' imprisonment.[2]
On 23 May, another woman was detained for driving a car. She drove with two women passengers in Ar Rass and was detained by traffic police in the presence of the CPVPV. She was released after signing a statement that she would not drive again.[15]
On 24 May, Amnesty International declared al-Sharif to be a prisoner of conscience and called for her immediate and unconditional release.[7]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e Stewart, Catrina (23 May 2011). "Saudi woman arrested after defying driving ban". The Independent. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f "Histoire du monde : le droit de conduire" (in French). RTBF. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b c d e Al-Shihri, Abdullah (21 May 2011). "Manal al-Sherif, Saudi Woman, Detained For Defying Driving Ban". Huffington Post/AP. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f Saudi woman claims she was detained for driving on CNN.com, 22 May 2011
- ^ a b c al-Huwaider, Wajeha (23 May 2011). "The Saudi woman who took to the driver's seat". France 24. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ MacFarquhar, Neil (23 May 2011). "Saudis Arrest Woman Leading Right-to-Drive Campaign". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Saudi Arabia urged to release woman arrested following driving campaign". Amnesty International. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Saudi women make video protest BBC. Tuesday March 11, 2008. Retrieved on May 23, 2010.
- ^ a b "Women Deliver 100: 26 - 50". Women deliver. 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2008 Human Rights Report: Saudi Arabia". United States State Department. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Setrakian, Lara. "Saudi Woman Drives on YouTube." ABC News. March 10, 2008. Retrieved on May 23, 2010.
- ^ Mackey, Robert (24 May 2011). "Saudi Woman's Driving Video Preserved Online". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ al-Nafjan, Eman Fahad (21 May 2011). "Manal Al Sherif". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Lawmakers hold key to women's driving: Al-Ajlan". Arab News. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Saudi woman caught driving in Qassim". Arab News. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
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