Always Quote by Manal al-Sharif

“Freedom is to live with dignity”

— Manal al-Sharif

“I had to smuggle an early Nokia camera cell phone into the country from Bahrain in 2004. There was a large black market for…

— Manal al-Sharif

I love my sons, I love my husband, and I love my country. But in kingdoms of men, there are few - if any…

— Manal al-Sharif

When I see something wrong, I speak up.

— Manal al-Sharif

Who do you think is more difficult to face: oppressive governments, or oppressive societies?

— 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

“Because my mother couldn't change my present, I decided to change my daughter's future”

— 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

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

Women's rights are nothing but a part of the bigger picture, which is human rights. Women are trusted with the lives of their kids,…

— Manal al-Sharif

“We were like captive animals that had lost the will to fight. We even went so far as to defend the very constraints that…

— Manal al-Sharif

The rain begins with a single drop.

— Manal al-Sharif