A review by gothchinchilla
Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening by Manal Al-Sharif

5.0

A very honest and intimate look into the lives of Saudi women. The author, Manal Al-Sharif, one of the first campaigners for women's right to drive in Saudi Arabia, lays out details of the local culture and society which aren't addressed enough in modern feminist discourse. Some of the prejudices and injustices described in the book are so extreme that they read like fiction. This book was written in 2017, a year before Saudi Arabia allowed women to drive. While this is a significant step towards achieving more rights for women in the region, there is still so much more to be done.