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A Saudi woman who dared to drive - Manal al-Sharif

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Saudi Arabia announced in September 2017 that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has become a global symbol of the oppression of women in the ultraconservative kingdom. Meet one of the brave activists who made this happen.


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