Saudi Women’s Rights Activist Demands Right to Travel
Wajeha al-Huwaider took her passport and decided to get into a taxi headed for Bahrain, 45 minutes from her home in Saudi Arabia.
Though she knew that she would be turned away at the border, as she did not have the male permission legally required for a woman to travel, a frustrated al-Huwaider attempted to make the trip all the same.
In speaking with CNN, al-Huwaider expressed her resentment of a policy that controls women:
“Either you treat us like mature citizens or let us leave the country (permanently).”
Read the full story: Saudi woman activist demands right to travel-CNN
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By vital voices staff on July 10th 2009 in Middle East & North Africa, Women's Rights