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DEBORAH AMOS, BYLINE: This was the scene when Saudi Arabia issued the first driver’s license to a woman an official big deal. Cameras whirled. Smiling policemen snapped the moment. June 24 was officially called canada goose deals driving day. Twenty nine year old Samah Damanhoori watched the celebrations from San Francisco. She was thinking about the prominent activist canada goose black friday sale jailed and smeared in Saudi newspapers.

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canada goose clearance sale AMOS: To her, it’s signaled that women drivers and women workers might be part of the kingdom’s plan to diversify the oil economy, but that didn’t add up to changing the sweeping guardianship rules, rules that give male relatives control over the lives and actions buy canada goose jacket of even adult women. canada goose clearance sale

DAMANHOORI: Women cannot study, cannot work, cannot even travel without a male permission or a male guardian. It’s as simple as that.

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Canada Goose sale DAMANHOORI: (Reading) Who is your mahram? My father, I said. Where is he home. Well, Samah, your father called us and asked us to cancel your scholarship because he no longer approve you studying here without a male companion. Is there a conflict going on between the two of you? Canada Goose sale

AMOS: The Saudi embassy didn’t answer an NPR request for a comment. When I called Damanhoori’s father, Sameer, in Saudi Arabia, he confirmed he had cancelled the scholarship. That’s our custom. He explained that male guardianship laws give him that right. He wants his daughter to come home and forget her education. canada goose clearance sale and cut family ties.

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canada goose coats AMOS: Her grad school supported her. She now has a job in high tech. She says her father has been abusive. He denies that, but he does say that if she returns, buy canada goose jacket cheap he will never give permission for her to leave again. Her claim the guardianship system puts her in danger. canada goose coats

Canada Goose Online DAMANHOORI: My story with my father and what would happen if I go back to Saudi? Canada Goose Online

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Canada Goose Jackets AMOS: She’s now backed by Women’s March Global, an international organization that helps amplify women’s voices. Lara Stein is executive director based in New York. Canada Goose Jackets

cheap Canada Goose LARA STEIN: It’s important to understand what she’s given up to step into this role. But she understands that she’s one of the few people that is able to have a voice. And I think at the end of the day, it’s a very courageous move. cheap Canada Goose

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