Saudi women get behind the wheel

  • In the run-up to a planned mass protest in support of female drivers on October 26, Eman Al Nafjan, a Saudi activist, is continuing to post videos showing women drivers on the road in the country. Credit Eman Al Nafjan.
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    Woman driver defies Saudi ban

    In the run-up to a planned mass protest in support of female drivers on October 26, Eman Al Nafjan, a Saudi activist, is continuing to post videos showing women drivers on the road in the country. Credit Eman Al Nafjan.
  • Thumbs-up: She gets support from other Saudi drivers. (Storyful)
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    Thumbs-up: She gets support from other Saudi drivers. (Storyful)

    Thumbs-up: She gets support from other Saudi drivers. (Storyful)
    Storyful
  • Saudi blogger Eman Alnafjan shared this photo of a woman driving in Saudi Arabia.
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    Saudi woman driving

    Saudi blogger Eman Alnafjan shared this photo of a woman driving in Saudi Arabia.
    Eman AlNafjan/Twitter
  • This brave Saudi female driver gets behind the wheel.
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    Saudi female driver

    This brave Saudi female driver gets behind the wheel.
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  • Manal Al-Sharif, Saudi activist said: "What's different about this campaign is that men are supporting women - fathers are teaching their daughters to drive, sons are teaching their mothers and for us, this is very encouraging."
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    Saudi activist talks about campaign for right to drive

    Manal Al-Sharif, Saudi activist said: "What's different about this campaign is that men are supporting women - fathers are teaching their daughters to drive, sons are teaching their mothers and for us, this is very encouraging."
  • Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women don’t have the right to drive.
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    Saudi women inching closer ever to the wheel

    Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women don’t have the right to drive.
  • A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
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    A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia

    A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
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  • A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013. .REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
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    A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013. .REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

    A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013. .REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
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In the run-up to a planned mass protest in support of female drivers on October 26, Eman Al Nafjan, a Saudi activist, is continuing to post videos showing women drivers on the road in the country. Credit Eman Al Nafjan.
Thumbs-up: She gets support from other Saudi drivers. (Storyful)
Saudi blogger Eman Alnafjan shared this photo of a woman driving in Saudi Arabia.
This brave Saudi female driver gets behind the wheel.
Manal Al-Sharif, Saudi activist said: "What's different about this campaign is that men are supporting women - fathers are teaching their daughters to drive, sons are teaching their mothers and for us, this is very encouraging."
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women don’t have the right to drive.
A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013. .REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
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Saudi women are getting behind the wheel in a mass campaign urging the government to grant them the right to drive.
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