How some Saudi women are going to school, working, and running for office to protest the country's sexist guardianship system and make the Kingdom better for women
How some Saudi women are going to school, working, and running for office to protest the country’s sexist guardianship system and make the Kingdom better for women
Faisal Al Nasser/Reuters Saudi Arabia enforces a strict interpretation of Islamic law and has a female “guardianship system.” Under this system, Saudi women must get permission from male chaperones to travel, study, and marry. Domestic abuse is difficult to r…