everybody has a story

There are the bystanders who see wrongdoing and think, “This is none of my business,” and there are the people who, when they see wrongdoing, have to speak up. You can’t explain it, but there’s just an urge that gets you angry when you see wrongdoing. All my life I knew something was wrong with the system in Saudi Arabia. I was angry for always being considered a minor and needing permission to do anything. I felt very disrespected by that. I was divorced with a kid and I was paying my own rent, but I still had to call Dad