Loujain al-Hathloul

Loujain al-Hathloul
لجين الهذلول
Born (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 35)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Known forDefying female driving ban in Saudi Arabia
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(m. 2014; div. 2018)​

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]

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]

She was released from prison on 10 February 2021.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Ghoussoub, Michelle (22 November 2018). "Concern grows for UBC grad after report Saudi Arabia tortured activists". CBC News. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Hubbard, Ben (8 October 2018). "'Our Hands Can Reach You': Khashoggi Case Shakes Saudi Dissidents Abroad". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Saudi Arabia: Reveal Fate of Jamal Khashoggi". Human Rights Watch. 11 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Kristof, Nicholas (26 January 2019). "She Wanted to Drive, So Saudi Arabia's Ruler Imprisoned and Tortured Her". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain Al-Hathloul, Eman Al-Nafjan". PEN America. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "The 100 Most Influential People of 2019". TIME. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  7. ↑ "Saudi Arabia jails women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul". Deutsche Welle. 28 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Saphora Smith (10 February 2021). "Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi women's rights activist, released from prison, her family says". NBC News.
  9. ↑ "Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi women's rights activist released from prison". BBC News. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.