Afghanistan Quote by Patricia Richardson

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

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

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

— Manal al-Sharif

We think it is in our nation's interest that Afghan women - or any women around the world - not suffer.

— George W. Bush

“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

“Women in my country take their rights for granted and completely dissociate themselves from the women's rights movement and feminism. But I think anything's…

— Cheryl Benard quoting Lorrie

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

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 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

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

Without women taking an active role in Afghan society, rebuilding Afghanistan is going to be very difficult.

— Khaled Hosseini