1990 to 2018
Women to Drive
In 1990, 47 women drove in a convoy in Riyadh and were arrested. Campaigns in 2011 and 2013 saw women film themselves driving. The ban was lifted in June 2018, but several leading activists, including Loujain…
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Short histories of 65 feminist movements, India and South Asia first. Each has a timeline, links to read more elsewhere, and books from our shelf where we have them. These are starting points, not the last word: tell us what is missing through the complaints box or a discussion thread.
1 movementMiddle East ×Saudi Arabia ×
1990 to 2018
In 1990, 47 women drove in a convoy in Riyadh and were arrested. Campaigns in 2011 and 2013 saw women film themselves driving. The ban was lifted in June 2018, but several leading activists, including Loujain…