Argumentative Essay On Saudi Women

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Right now, in Saudi Arabia, women are not issued driving license, as they are forbidden by traditions to drive. However, a great number of women have an international license. According to the gulf news, “…the number of women who hold "international driving licences" is estimated at 50,000, many come from the upper middle class and the upper class of the society.”(Al-Tamimi 3). However, these women are not able to drive their cars in Saudi Arabia, due to an unofficial ban. Manal Al-Sharif is one of the women who challenged this ban, and led campaigns in an attempt to lift it. Al-Sharif is one of the first women who made me look again at how many issues regarding women I’ve dismissed, and helped me learn that change can begin with one action, but needs cooperation and teamwork to actually happen. When I was around the age of 13-16, I used to be obsessed with the Saudi romantic novels that I read online. They weren’t published nor edited, but I was blown away by them nonetheless. I have only been to the Saudi kingdom once when I was around 7, and barely remember that visit. So, all of my knowledge about that country came from the free unpublished novels that I could find online. I remember swooning at how perfect the Saudi men described in in these stories were. The way they were written, made them nothing like how the men in my family act …show more content…

Saudi Arabia went from “a heavenly country” for me, to a country whose politics make me very angry. Most of my learning experience came gradually. However, one person who made me cry at night, and reflect over how close I was to growing up an entirely different person, was Manal Al-Sharif. Al-Sharif is one of my favourite Muslim feminists whom I truly admire for her pure heart, daring actions, and unsurpassed confidence. She made me reflect on and realize how truly blind I was to the suffering of the women of Saudi Arabia, and the women living in the rural parts of my

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