The rain begins with a single drop.
-- Manal al-Sharif
About the Quote
Great achievements come from humble beginnings. An avalanche begins with a snowflake. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. High net worth begins with the first cent saved.
Some Information about Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif (Arabic: منال الشريف;) was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 1979-April-25.
In 2002 she began working for native oil company Aramco as an IT Security Specialist.
She is best known as a women's rights activist, and she was inspired by the 2011 social media-driven protest movement known as the Arab Spring. That's when she began a campaign on Facebook called "Women To Drive". She filmed herself driving publicly in the city of al-Khobar. In the video she discussed a number of issues women in Saudi Arabia deal with regarding commuting in the country. Despite her YouTube video being removed, translated versions of her video were repeatedly reuploaded as soon as YouTube removed them.
Her arrest and imprisonment for violating the ban issued in 1957 became worldwide news.
In 2012 the Human Rights Foundation awared Manal al-Sharif one of the first Vaclav Havel Prizes for Creative Dissent.
Her first book, titled Daring To Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening, was published in 2017. In her book she described herself as an "accidental activist" and explains what it's like for women to live in a super-conservative country like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
King Salman issued a royal decree in 2017-September, taking effect in 2018-June, which gave Saudi Arabian women the right to be issued driver's licenses.
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