Women's rights in Saudi Arabia are heavily affected by Islamic and local traditions of the Arabian Peninsula. Wahhabism, the official version of Sunni Islam in Saudi Arabia, as well as traditions of t
Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan was an activist and pioneer for women's education in Saudi Arabia.
Lubna Olayan, an influential Saudi businesswoman, speaking at the World Economic Forum
Sarah Attar is a track and field athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the first two female Olympians representing Saudi Arabia. She also competed in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics.
A woman wearing a niqāb in Riyadh
Loujain al-Hathloul
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Loujain al-Hathloul is a Saudi women's rights activist, social media figure, and political prisoner. She was arrested on several occasions for defying the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia. In May
Women's rights in Saudi Arabia
…announced greater political participation for women in the future. King Abdullah overturned the woman's sentence. In 2014, another prominent activist, Loujain Al Hathloul, was arrested by Saudi police after crossing the UAE–Saudi border in her car. Although she had a valid UAE license, she was still detained. After being…
Al-Hathloul in 2016