https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169 Manal Al-Sharif en-us 2022-02-04 16:18:56 UTC 2022-04-04 16:24:08 UTC hello@padlet.com kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094549026 Manal was born in her house since her dad was out when her mom went into labor. According to Saudi law, a woman is not allowed to be admitted to a hospital without her male guardian's presence. 
"I was born on the floor of our cramped apartment in the city of Mecca on April 25, 1979" (35).]]> 2022-03-14 19:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094549026 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094608273 Manal first starts her menstrual cycle, something that had been deemed shameful in her society. 

"I was thirteen years old, an intermediate school student, when the blood finally came" (87).]]> 2022-03-14 20:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094608273 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094620355 During the holiest months of the year, Manal was finally divorced. Even though this was done in her absence similar to her marriage. (185)

]]> 2022-03-14 20:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094620355 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094637341 Manal married her secret lover, despite the continuous arguments between their relationship. Going into the marriage Manal had many doubts relating to K.'s tendency to be controlling. ]]> 2022-03-14 20:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094637341 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094642069 Manal first meets K. at Aramco, insistently she feel something like never before. This was also the time they began to meet each other in private and had regular phone calls.]]> 2022-03-14 20:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094642069 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094672372 Manal had ultimately chosen to go to King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. This was where her mother wanted for her to pursue medicine. 
"The only choice left was King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah" (119).]]> 2022-03-14 21:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094672372 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094676236 On the 23rd of June in 2000 women in Saudi Arabia were given permission to receive their own personal identification (Id). Soon after Manal got one of her own. ]]> 2022-03-14 21:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094676236 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094682880 Manal left her parent and moved to Dammam, where she was going to live and be working at Aramco. 

"On the morning of Wednesday, October 9, 2002, my parents saw me off at the Jeddah airport, and l promised them that l would live up to their expectations" (149). ]]> 2022-03-14 21:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2094682880 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2111050073 On May 22 2011 Manal was arrested. She already been detained the prior day, but was released soon after. 

"I was being sent to jail". (21)]]> 2022-03-24 03:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2111050073 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2111059165 Manal was allowed to register for school at the age of 7. She was very excited to be able to go to school, but even more, than her, her mother was ecstatic to be able to send her daughter to school 

"The first day that l could be registered, my mother dressed me all in white, a white hairband, white dress, and white shoes".(67) ]]> 2022-03-24 03:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2111059165 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2111062196 In 2002 Manal graduated from University. She had first-class honors and a high grade point average]]> 2022-03-24 03:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2111062196 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2111071223 Manals first son was born on October 30, 2005. His name was Abdalla and his father was K. 

"At dawn on October 30, 2005, our son Abdalla (Aboudi, L called him) was born in Jeddah". (181)]]> 2022-03-24 03:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2111071223 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2119848035 When Manal went came to America, one of her first missions for herself was to get a drivers License. For her this was a big deal and her first taste of Freedom. 

"I waited two weeks and my first driver's license cam in the mail, granted by the state of New Hampshire". (198)]]> 2022-03-29 17:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2119848035 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2119856366 Manal decided to come out and make a video to help promote the Women2Drive  movement. This video was the first place where she became know. Also later leading to her troubles. 

"I selected May 19, just a month shy of the June 17 Women2Drive day, as the day to make my video". (221) ]]> 2022-03-29 17:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2119856366 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2121991925 After 9 days of being in the women's prison Manal was set free. Her stay was far longer than she had expected. But after coming out Manal was able to see the product of her arrest. 

"At 5:00 p.m. that same day, Monday, May 30, 2011, I was called from my cell and escorted to the guards' room". (261)]]> 2022-03-30 17:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2121991925 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2121998040 In 2014 Manal gave birth to her second son, with her second husband Rafael. But both her son were not allowed to see each other for various reasons. This is one of her deepest regrets in her life. ]]> 2022-03-30 17:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2121998040 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122003938 While her time at Aramco Manal met a Brazilian man named Rafael. They both fell in love and ended up marrying each other. After the complex tactics to get married. Manal moved to Dubai with Rafael, where is started a company. ]]> 2022-03-30 17:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122003938 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122011412 Manal's mother left this world in early 2016. She died from Lung Cancer, which had been diagnosed the year before. But her mom was as tough as ever before she left and died happily.

"On February 28, 2016, she took her last breath".(279)]]> 2022-03-30 17:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122011412 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122019202 In twenty 2017, the day Manal had worked towards for her whole life finally came. It was announced that Saudi Arabia was lifting the ban on women driving for good. This was one of Manal's highest moments and she was instantly put to work giving interviews on this historic moment. ]]> 2022-03-30 17:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122019202 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122025297 In March of 2017 Manal and Rafael came to the conclusion that they just weren't right for each other. But their separation was easy and they remained friends after. Rafael continued to support Manal throughout her working on this book. ]]> 2022-03-30 17:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122025297 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122030396 This is a picture of Manal in recent years, she went on to move to Sydney, were she continues to reside today. ]]> 2022-03-30 17:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122030396 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122254711 This is a Huffpost article sharing Manal's infamous video that she shot before the movement. ]]> 2022-03-30 20:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122254711 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122256953 This is an article on ted.com that talks about Manal and her journey. Manal had gone on to give a Ted Talk.]]> 2022-03-30 20:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122256953 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122259630 This picture is of the Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia.]]> 2022-03-30 20:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122259630 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122263390 This is image shows King Abdulaziz University where Manal got her degree from. ]]> 2022-03-30 20:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122263390 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122270031 This is an image of Manal and her family, during her childhood. ]]> 2022-03-30 20:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2122270031 kaurhar036 https://padlet.com/kaurhar036/jrshw4b3z34wr169/wish/2129006718 Al-Sharif, Manal. Daring to Drive: A Saudi Women's Awakening. Simon and Schuster, 2017.

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