Manal al sharif biography of george michael
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Manal al-Sharif is a women's rights activist from Saudi Arabia who was imprisoned in for driving a car.!
Manal al-Sharif
Saudi Arabian activist (born 1979)
Manal al-Sharif (Arabic: منال الشريف, romanized: Manāl Aš-Šarīf, pronounced[maˈnaːlaʃːaˈriːf]; born 25 April 1979) is a Saudi women's rights activist who helped start a right-to-drive campaign in 2011.
Wajeha al-Huwaider filmed al-Sharif driving a car as part of the campaign.[6] The video was posted on YouTube and Facebook.[4][5] Al-Sharif was detained on 21 May 2011, released, and rearrested the following day.[2][7] On 30 May, al-Sharif was released on bail,[8] on the conditions of returning for questioning if required, not driving, and not talking to the media.[9]The New York Times and Associated Press associated the women's driving campaign as part of the Arab Spring and the long duration of al-Sharif's detention due to Saudi authorities' fear of protests.[10][11]
Following her driving campaign, al-Sharif remained a