A Saudi woman who dared to drive

Name: A Saudi woman who dared to drive
Uploaded: 2013-06-14T10:22:21Z
Duration: 14 min 2 s
Description: There's no actual law against women driving in Saudi Arabia. But it's forbidden. Two years ago, Manal al-Sharif decided to encourage women to drive by doing so -- and filming herself for YouTube. Hear her story of what happened next.

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Manal al-Sharif |

TEDGlobal 2013

• June 2013

There's no actual law against women driving in Saudi Arabia. But it's forbidden. Two years ago, Manal al-Sharif decided to encourage women to drive by doing so -- and filming herself for YouTube. Hear her story of what happened next.