Just Raise Your Head Up High: MMW - Manal Al-Sharif and the Ban on Saudi Women Driving

Last week, Manal Al-Sharif was arrested because she posted a video of herself driving around the streets of Riyadh on YouTube. Because it is illegal for women to drive in Saudi Arabia, both she and her brother were detained. Al-Sharif has since been released, having pledged to take no further part in the Women2Drive campaign.

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If you have been raped or sexually assaulted, REMEMBER!

* Recovery takes time;
* It was NOT your fault;
* Being vulnerable or intoxicated is not an excuse for someone to assault you;
* Rape or sexual assault is not an act of sex or lust – it is about aggression, power, humiliation;
* Complying and cooperation is not the same as consent.
* Sometimes cooperating or complying is the best thing to do;
* Take care of yourself physically and emotionally. This includes proper eating, rest and relaxation, doing nice things for yourself, and asking for help.

If you are a survivor, know that you are not alone!

Favorite Quotes

I think anti viruses are like men. They tell you there’s danger but they never do anything about it. So you’r being neither left alone in peace nor kept safe! Eman Hashim :)

“I think we all manifest what we want, and what we need. I don’t think there’s any difference really between what you feel you have to do in your heart and success, They are inseparable ” Shirley Maclaine

Failure is an option, but fear is not! James Cameron

* Only a fearless and determined heart will get the gold medal!
* Isn't always true? Heart is what drives us and determines our fate.
* I would soon find out that there's ahigh price to pay for my freedom and questioning the patriarchy, but I was happy to pay it because for every blow that I recieved I was able to deliver two!
Isabel Allende

All of us – men and women, soldiers and peacekeepers, citizens and leaders – have a responsibility to help end violence against women.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Just Raise Your Head Up High

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

MMW - Manal Al-Sharif and the Ban on Saudi Women Driving

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