We should not label people who speak up, because it should not be the exception - it should be the norm. When you see something wrong, you speak up. Manal al-Sharif More Quotes by Manal al-Sharif More Quotes From Manal al-Sharif 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 citywomendrivingcar 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 womenageworkmen 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 teacherspicturenothingwomen I'm a normal woman, a normal person, and I just want to drive. Manal al-Sharif womanpersondrivewant For me, driving - or the right to drive - is not only about moving from A to B; it's a way to emancipate women. It gives them so much liberty. It makes them independent. Manal al-Sharif drivemewomenway I measure the impact I make by how harsh the attacks are. The harsher the attacks, the better I am doing. Manal al-Sharif measurei-amdoingbetter That is life for a Saudi woman: wherever we go, whatever we achieve, we are the property of a man. Manal al-Sharif womangomanlife
