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Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Accidental Activism

Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Accidental Activism

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Accidental Activism

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jun 21, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

From growing up as a devout woman from a modest family in Saudia Arabia to becoming an unexpected leader of a courageous movement to support women’s right to drive, Manal al-Sharif recounts her life’s journey in her ferociously intimate new memoir Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening. When working in the male-dominated field of computer security engineering in her twenties, al-Sharif was labeled a slut for chatting with male colleagues. Her teenage brother chaperoned her on business trips, and while she kept a car in her garage, she was forbidden from driving down city streets behind the wheel. No longer able to tolerate the Saudi kingdom’s contradictions, al-Sharif stood up to a kingdom of men—and won. Discussing her powerful story of resilience with Kelly McEvers, co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered, al-Sharif explores the difficulties, absurdities, and joys of making your voice heard.
Released:
Jun 21, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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