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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,071 posts)
Sun Jan 13, 2019, 05:09 PM Jan 2019

Saudi refugee 'I needed consent to leave the house'

It's a dramatic story that has brought the restrictions faced by women in Saudi Arabia back into the spotlight.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, garnered global attention last week after she locked herself into her hotel room and refused to fly back home.

She was fleeing her family in Saudi Arabia and, after instigating a high-profile Twitter campaign, was granted asylum in Canada.

As the debate about women's rights in the country continues, another young woman who fled Saudi Arabia for Canada has told her story to the BBC.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/i-needed-consent-to-leave-the-house/ar-BBSa3NW?li=BBnbfcL

Probably a good thing she fled to Canada. If she came to the U.S. Trump would probably send her back in an effort to please Prince MBS.

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