{"product_id":"daring-to-drive","title":"Daring To Drive","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE STORY OF THE WOMAN WHO INSPIRED CHANGE WITH HER CALL FOR GREATER FREEDOMS FOR WOMEN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FROM THE WINNER OF THE 2018 UN PEACE PRIZE \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN: \u003c\/i\u003e'MANAL AL-SHARIF BECAME A GLOBAL FIGUREHEAD OF A CAUSE THAT DREW THE ATTENTION OF GLOBAL LEADERS WHO URGED THE [SAUDI] KINGDOM TO OVERTURN THE BAN' ON WOMEN DRIVING. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Future generations will marvel at Manal al-Sharif\u003c\/b\u003e. Her gripping account of homegrown courage will speak to the fighter in all of us. \u003cb\u003eBooks like this one can change the world\u003c\/b\u003e'  \u003cb\u003eDeborah Feldman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eUnorthodox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eManal al-Sharif is following in a long tradition of women activists around the world who have put themselves on the line\u003c\/b\u003e to expose and challenge discriminatory laws and policies' \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Smart, Amnesty International News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eManal al-Sharif\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Mecca the year fundamentalism took hold in Saudi Arabia. As a young girl she would burn her brother's boy band CDs in the oven because music was \u003ci\u003eharam\u003c\/i\u003e: forbidden by Islamic law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By her twenties she was a computer security engineer. But as she became older, the unequal way in which women are treated became too much to bear: she was branded a slut for talking to male colleagues at work; her school-age brother had to chaperone her on business trips and, while she kept a car in her garage, she was forbidden from driving down Saudi streets. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Her personal rebellion began the day she got behind the wheel of a car: an act that ultimately led to her arrest and imprisonment. Manal's \u003cb\u003eWomen2Drive \u003c\/b\u003ecampaign inspired other women to take action. Manal has been lauded by the\u003cb\u003e Oslo Freedom Forum\u003c\/b\u003e, described by \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime Magazine \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eas \u003cb\u003eone of the most 100 most influential people in the world\u003c\/b\u003e, and she was awarded the \u003cb\u003eVáclav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaring to Drive \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis an account of Manal al-Sharif’s fight for equality in an unequal society. A visceral coming-of-age tale, it is also a celebration of resilience, the power of education and the strength of female solidarity in the face of hardship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57339820474750,"sku":"NW9781471164422","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471164422.jpg?v=1778700441","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/daring-to-drive","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}