Loujain al-Hathloul
Loujain al-Hathloul (Arabic: لجين الهذلول Lujjayn al-Hadhlūl; born 31 July 1989) is a Saudi women's rights activist, socialite, and a former political prisoner.[1]
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لجين الهذلول | |
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| Born | 31 July 1989 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Known for | Defying female driving ban in Saudi Arabia |
| Spouse(s) | Fahad Albutairi (m. 2014; div. 2018) |
Al-Hathloul has been arrested and released many times for driving in Saudi Arabia, something that is illegal for women to do there.[2][3][4]
In March 2019, PEN America announced that Nouf Abdulaziz, al-Hathloul, and Eman al-Nafjan would receive the 2019 PEN America/Barbey Freedom to Write Award.[5] Al-Hathloul was named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2019".[6] Al-Hathloul was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 and 2020.[7]
References
- ↑ Ghoussoub, Michelle (22 November 2018). "Concern grows for UBC grad after report Saudi Arabia tortured activists". CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/concern-grows-for-ubc-grad-after-report-saudi-arabia-tortured-activists-1.4915824. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ Hubbard, Ben (8 October 2018). 'Our Hands Can Reach You': Khashoggi Case Shakes Saudi Dissidents Abroad. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/world/middleeast/saudi-jamal-khashoggi-dissent.html. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ "Saudi Arabia: Reveal Fate of Jamal Khashoggi". Human Rights Watch. 11 October 2018.
- ↑ Kristof, Nicholas (26 January 2019). "She Wanted to Drive, So Saudi Arabia's Ruler Imprisoned and Tortured Her". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/loujain-al-hathloul-saudi.html. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ "Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain Al-Hathloul, Eman Al-Nafjan". PEN America. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ↑ "The 100 Most Influential People of 2019". TIME. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ↑ "Saudi Arabia jails women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul". Deutsche Welle. 28 December 2020.
- ↑ Saphora Smith (10 February 2021). "Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi women's rights activist, released from prison, her family says". NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/loujain-al-hathloul-saudi-women-s-rights-activist-released-prison-n1257140.
- ↑ "Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi women's rights activist released from prison" (in en-GB). BBC News. 10 February 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56012650. Retrieved 10 February 2021.