Arabia Quote by Barbara Boxer

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

— Basmah bint Saud

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

“Women of all ages are in-fantilized by the Saudi system. A woman, no matter how old, has to be able to show a signed…

— Geraldine Brooks

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

For us, driving is not what we are looking for, but being in the driver's seat of our only destiny. That means ending guardianship…

— Manal al-Sharif

Saudi Arabia has been commended for allowing women the right to drive; the opening of cinemas and other entertainment establishments; ending the power of…

— Crispin Blunt

The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.

— Barbara Boxer

The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of power is frankly dismaying. This…

— Anna Wintour

Losing their reproductive rights is the first step to how women live in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.

— Patricia Richardson

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

— Basmah bint Saud

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

Many Saudi clerics believe that letting women drive means they will be free to leave the house whenever they like - something that will…

— Jamal Khashoggi