Manal al-Sharif [SEP] educated at
, and the murder of Lama al-Ghamdi. Her work has been recognized by "Foreign Policy", "Time", and the Oslo Freedom Forum.
Background.
Manal al-Sharif graduated from King Abdulaziz University with a Bachelor of Science in computing and a Cisco Career Certification. Until May 2012, she worked as an Information Security Consultant for Saudi Aramco, the Saudi national oil company. She also wrote for "Alhayat", a Saudi daily. Al-Sharif's first book, "Daring to
Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif (; born 25 April 1979) is a Saudi Arabian women's rights activist who helped start a women's right to drive campaign in 2011. A women's rights activist who had previously filmed herself driving, Wajeha al-Huwaider, filmed al-Sharif driving a car as part of the campaign. The video was posted on YouTube and Facebook. Al-Sharif was detained and released on 21 May 2011 and rearrested the following day. On 30 May, al-Sharif was