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Women’s Rights Activists in Saudi Arabia Wear Black Ribbons on November 6

On November 6, 1990, forty women publicly drove their cars into the capital of Saudi Arabia. Each citizen was detained, stripped of their passport, and fired from their job because in Saudi Arabia, women do not have the right to drive.

In commemoration of these brave women, political activist Wajeha al Huwaider launched the “Black Ribbons Campaign” in peaceful protest of the rights denied to women. Activists in the campaign demand that women are given the same legal capacity to drive, travel, marry, inherit, and represent themselves in official matters.

Activists invite proponents of equal rights to wear a black ribbon around their wrist on November 6th.

Saudi Women’s Activists launch the “Black Ribbons Campaign” on November 6th- Middle East Transparent