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The Saudi ideal of a woman is a religious mother who rarely ventures out: She shouldn't work with men, she should be completely covered,…

— Manal al-Sharif

That is life for a Saudi woman: wherever we go, whatever we achieve, we are the property of a man.

— Manal al-Sharif

“How odd it is that we judge a woman by her clothes and the place she eats lunch and the subjects she talks about…

— Manal al-Sharif

In Saudi society, women are extremely respected. I never had an issue with that at all.

— Lubna Olayan

As a woman in Saudi Arabia, you have one of two options. You either lose your mind - which at first happened to me…

— Mona Eltahawy

It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and…

— Barbara Boxer

In the Saudi system, women are considered inferior. No matter our age, we have male guardians. We must get permission from men to attend…

— Manal al-Sharif

I realised it is impossible to live with the rules they give Saudi women. Just impossible. You trying to do everything by the book,…

— Manal al-Sharif

There are many Saudi women doctors, and there are many wealthy and powerful and well-educated Saudi women who circumvent the restrictions put upon them,…

— Dave Eggers

I think that Saudi women are very powerful. And I think that Saudi men are the greatest support to Saudi women.

— Lubna Olayan

If you ask a Saudi Imam why women in Saudi Arabia can't drive, he'll say, 'Because Islam demands it.' But that's absurd, because -…

— Reza Aslan

Saudi Arabia is so conservative. At first there were photographs of women I took that I couldn't publish - of women without their abayas.…

— Olivia Arthur