Samar Badawi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Saudi Arabian feminist
Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1981
Place of Birth: Saudi Arabia
Profession: human rights activist
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Samar Badawi
- Samar Mohammad Badawi (Arabic: ??? ?????; born 28 June 1981) is a Saudi Arabian human rights activist.
- She and her father filed court cases against each other.
- Badawi's father accused her of disobedience under the Saudi Arabian male guardianship system and she charged her father with adhl—"making it hard or impossible for a person, especially a woman, to have what she wants, or what's rightfully hers; e.g, her right to marry" according to Islamic jurisprudence—for refusing to allow her to marry.
- After Badawi missed several trial dates relating to the charge, an arrest warrant was issued for her, and Badawi was imprisoned on 4 April 2010.
- In July 2010, Jeddah General Court ruled in Samar Badawi's favor, and she was released on 25 October 2010, and her guardianship was transferred to an uncle.
- There had been a local and international support campaign for her release.
- The Saudi NGO Human Rights First Society described Badawi's imprisonment as "outrageous illegal detention".Badawi filed a Grievances Board lawsuit against the Ministry of Municipal and Rural affairs for the rejection of her registration for the 2011 municipal elections.
- She participated in the 2011–2012 women driving campaign by driving regularly since June 2011 and helping women drivers with police and court procedures.
- In November 2011, she and Manal al-Sharif filed charges in the Grievances Board against the Saudi Arabian General Directorate of Traffic for rejecting their applications for drivers' licences.
- On 8 March 2012, Badawi was given an award by the United States Department of State for her contributions to women's rights.In 2018, she was arrested by the Saudi authorities again.
- Canada's request for her immediate release sparked a major diplomatic dispute between Canada and Saudi Arabia. As of November, 2018, she is apparently being held in the Dhahban Central Prison.
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