| As possible reasons for al-Sharif's early release, cited al-Sharif having written a letter to King Abdullah, 4,500 Saudis signing an online petition to the King, and "an outpouring of indignation and disbelief by both Saudis and critics abroad that Ms al-Sharif was jailed for something that is not a moral or criminal offence | She considers herself a liberal Muslim |
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| " 2011 women driving campaign [ ] A political cartoon by about the Saudi women movement to lift the ban on their right to drive titled "New Saudi Arabia's traffic sign" External video , In 2011, a group of women including Manal al-Sharif started a campaign named "Teach me how to drive so I can protect myself" or "Women2Drive" that says that women should be allowed to drive | What if whoever is driving them gets a heart attack? from the original on 24 June 2019 |
Kamal Sobhi study about women driving in Saudi Arabia were distributed to all Shura members The study that claims that allowing women to drive in Saudi will lead higher rate of divorce, prostitution, etc.
| The government, Shura council and authorities did not issue an official statement in this regard till the moment | In the video, al-Sharif stated, "This is a volunteer campaign to help the girls of this country [learn to drive] |
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| When marrying her Brazilian husband, she required him to convert to Islam in accordance with Islamic law in order to marry her, and he recited the at a mosque in Brazil to formally convert to Islam, and he took a Muslim name | Personal life [ ] Al-Sharif has two sons |
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1| Mackey, Robert 24 May 2011 | Her first son lives in Saudi Arabia with his grandmother, and her second son is in Australia with al-Sharif |
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| said that Saudi authorities "cracked down harder than usual on al-Sharif, after seeing her case become a rallying call for youths anxious for change" in the context of the Arab Spring | We don't want our name to be associated with you |
Wajeha al-Huwaider was impressed by the campaign and decided to help.
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