Women tell me they are different since 21 May – the day I was arrested – it’s a positive change, they believe now. Manal al-Sharif Read Quote
All I did was ask for rights. I didn’t attack anyone. I didn’t harass anyone. I didn’t oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, ‘Why can’t I drive?’ Manal al-Sharif Read Quote
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. Manal al-Sharif Read Quote
My mother gave birth to me on the floor of our apartment in Mecca with only my toddler sister to help her because my father was at work and no male guardian was available to take her to a hospital. Manal al-Sharif Read Quote
In May 2011, I drove a car in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia, to protest the kingdom’s ban on women driving. Manal al-Sharif Read Quote
Women’s rights are nothing but a part of the bigger picture, which is human rights. Women are trusted with the lives of their kids, even serve as teachers and doctors, but they aren’t trusted with their own lives. Manal al-Sharif Read Quote
When women break that taboo and they’re not afraid to drive that car by herself – that’s it. Now she has the guts to speak up for herself and take action. Manal al-Sharif Read Quote
My message to the world is to surrender your ego: try not to think that you are not as fortunate as some people or inferior or not as good as someone else. Manal al-Sharif Read Quote
