Manal al-Sharif

When you see corruption, when you see injustice, you speak up. You don't just shut up and say it's none of my business.

— Manal al-Sharif

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.

— Manal al-Sharif

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.

— Manal al-Sharif

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.

— Manal al-Sharif

The rain starts with a single drop.

— Manal al-Sharif

Imagine your son becomes your guardian, no matter my capabilities as a woman, I am still enslaved to somebody else. Freedom for me is to live with dignity, and if my dignity and freedom is controlled by a man, I will never be free.

— Manal al-Sharif

In the Saudi system, women are considered inferior. No matter our age, we have male guardians. We must get permission from men to attend school, to work, to marry, to travel overseas - even to have basic medical procedures.

— Manal al-Sharif

While people are celebrating on Sunday we shouldn't forget the people who fought for lifting this ban are in jail.

— Manal al-Sharif

I am so happy I want to be there. I know Saudi Arabia will never be the same again, women will have easy access to transportation and that means they will be more part of the workforce.

— Manal al-Sharif

Women driving is just the first step - we have a long way to go.

— Manal al-Sharif