Manal al-Sharif, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Manal al-Sharif

Saudi Arabian activist

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1979

Place of Birth: Mecca, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

Profession: writer, computer scientist, activist

Nationality: Saudi Arabia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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Manal al-Sharif (Arabic: ???? ???????; born 25 April 1979) is a Saudi women's rights activist 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 as part of the campaign.
The video was posted on YouTube and Facebook.
Al-Sharif was detained and released on 21 May 2011 and rearrested the following day.
On 30 May, al-Sharif was released on bail, on the conditions of returning for questioning if requested, not driving and not talking to the media.
The New York Times and Associated Press associated the women's driving campaign with the wider pattern of the Arab Spring and the long duration of al-Sharif's detention due to Saudi authorities' fear of protests.Following her driving campaign, al-Sharif remained an active critic of the Saudi government, tweeting on issues including imprisoned female foreign workers, the lack of elections for the Shura Council, and the murder of Lama al-Ghamdi.
Her work has been recognized by Foreign Policy, Time, and the Oslo Freedom Forum.