Manal Al-Sharif said this quote

“ I was lonely, desperate, and angry. At that moment, I truly understood what it meant to be a Saudi woman. It meant being confronted with every possible kind ofobstacle and discrimination. It meant being told that if you want to race with men, you’d have to do it with your hands and legs cut off. I started to wish I had been born somewhere—anywhere—else. ”

Famous Quotes of Manal Al-Sharif

Famous quotes of Manal Al-Sharif from the classy quote

See all

The rain begins with a single drop

~ Manal Al-Sharif

Manal Al-Sharif Arabic Proverb Hope Manal Al Sharif Optimistic Rain

Freedom is to live with dignity

~ Manal Al-Sharif

Manal Al-Sharif Dignity Of Women Freedom Manal Al Sharif Women Empowerment Women S Rights

This is what happens when the state intervenes in a person’s private life; it creates two separate personas. It compels you either to lead two separate lives, or to violate what’s imposed on youwhen the state isn’t looking.

~ Manal Al-Sharif

Manal Al-Sharif Burqa Freedom Islam Laws Muslim Women Niqab Salafism Unnatural Law

How odd it is that we judge a woman by her clothes and the place she eats lunch and the subjects she talks about with her colleagueson her coffee break, yet we don’t judge a man if he doesn’t grow his beard or if he works with women or speaks to them. Why do Saudi women allow subjugation to a man and adhere to men’s rules and conditions? Why did I?

~ Manal Al-Sharif

Manal Al-Sharif Patriarchal Society Rules Saudi Men Saudi Women Women Women And Men Women Power Women S Rights