{"id":68400,"date":"2013-09-05T14:59:10","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T18:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=68400"},"modified":"2021-02-09T17:09:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T22:09:20","slug":"oie-speaker-series-opens-with-activist-who-defied-saudi-ban-on-women-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2013\/09\/05\/oie-speaker-series-opens-with-activist-who-defied-saudi-ban-on-women-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"OIE Speaker Series opens with activist who defied Saudi ban on women driving"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saudi women’s rights advocate Manal Alsharif.<\/p><\/div>\n

Manal Alsharif, an advocate for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia known for filming herself as she broke that nation’s law against women driving, launches a series of events at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ exploring human diversity.<\/p>\n

Alsharif describes her life and work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave. The opening event in the fall 2013 Office of Intercultural Education Speaker Series at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Alsharif’s lecture is presented jointly with the Harward Center for Community Partnerships’ Civic Forum Series. It’s open to the public at no cost.<\/p>\n

Read more about Manal Alsharif<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following Alsharif in the OIE Speaker Series:<\/p>\n