Saudi Arabian - Activist | April 25, 1979 -
I measure the impact I make by how harsh the attacks are. The harsher the attacks, the better I am doing.
Manal al-Sharif
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I realised it is impossible to live with the rules they give Saudi women. Just impossible. You trying to do everything by the book, but you can never stay pure.
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My father's generation of Saudi men are more liberal than the men of my generation. But with women, it's the opposite.
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The Saudi ideal of a woman is a religious mother who rarely ventures out: She shouldn't work with men, she should be completely covered, and she shouldn't go out alone to run errands.
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I'm just a human being who would not accept being wronged.
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I almost got kidnapped trying to find a taxi in the street. In Saudi Arabia, it's not normal for a woman to walk in the street alone, and I don't cover my face, so I am an open target.
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In Saudi Arabia, they always tell us we are queens. We are pistachios. You know the nut? Like something that is protected. So even if you have a very good education, restraints are put on women.
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I love my sons, I love my husband, and I love my country. But in kingdoms of men, there are few - if any - choices for women. Or the choices are such that there is no greater pain than having to choose.
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