Loujain al-Hathloul
Saudi activist (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Loujain al-Hathloul (Arabic: لجين الهذلول Lujjayn al-Hadhlūl; born 31 July 1989) is a Saudi women's rights activist, a social media figure, and political prisoner. She has been arrested on several occasions for defying the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia. In May 2018, she and several prominent women's rights activists were kidnapped in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and deported to Saudi Arabia where they were charged with "attempting to destabilise the kingdom." Her ex-husband, Saudi stand-up comedian Fahad al-Butairi, had also been forcibly returned from Jordan to the Kingdom and was under arrest.[3][4][5]
Loujain al-Hathloul | |
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لجين الهذلول | |
Born | (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 34) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia[1] |
Known for | Defying female driving ban in Saudi Arabia |
Spouse | [2] |
Family | Lina al-Hathloul (sister) |
Awards | Václav Havel Human Rights Prize (2020) |
For her women's rights activism, Al-Hathloul has been awarded the 2019 PEN America /Barbey Freedom to Write Award[6] and the 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize.[7][8] She is one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2019".[9] She was released from prison on 10 February 2021,[10][11] but lives under a travel ban.[12]