Basmah bint Saud

I am a very public person. I have nothing to hide.

— Basmah bint Saud

Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature.

— Basmah bint Saud

I want to state clearly that I am a humanitarian, not an activist. I do not follow any agendas - only that…

— Basmah bint Saud

On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the…

— Basmah bint Saud

My father established the first women's university in the kingdom, abolished slavery, and tried to establish a constitutional monarchy that separates the…

— Basmah bint Saud

Today in Saudi, women are either at the mercy of their husbands or at the mercy of judges who tend to side…

— Basmah bint Saud

Our constitution should be inspired by the philosophy of the Koran with principles that are set in stone and not open to…

— Basmah bint Saud

Why don't we actually fight for a woman's right even to complain about being beaten up. That is more important than driving.…

— Basmah bint Saud

We have ministers who are incapable of doing what has been ordered from above because there is no follow up, because there…

— Basmah bint Saud

If China was like the moon, then arriving in Saudi Arabia was Mars. At least you can see the moon from Earth.

— Basmah bint Saud

There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes…

— Basmah bint Saud

The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive…

— Basmah bint Saud

Our religious police has the most dangerous effect on society - the segregation of genders, putting the wrong ideas in the heads…

— Basmah bint Saud

Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature. Our religion should not be a shield behind…

— Basmah bint Saud