Clinton Voices Her Opinion in Saudi Women's Driving Campaign

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton originally chose what she referred to as "quiet diplomacy" concerning the Saudi Arabian women protesting the unwritten ban on their right to drive in the kingdom until the arrest of Manal al-Sharif, a Saudi technology consultant and mother on May 22nd. Supporters launched a campaign to free al-Sharif, collecting more than 100,000 signatures and calling on 156 countries for support. A few Saudi women even committed the crime themselves, turning the key in the ignition to begin a motorized protest (Dougherty).
The Saudi Women for Driving, a coalition for women's rights activists, bloggers, and academics campaigning for the right to drive, expressed their disappointment by Clinton's public silence. Previously, Clinton announced women's rights a top issue for American diplomacy (Dougherty).
"Quiet diplomacy is not what we need right now," the group said in a letter. "What we need is for you, personally, to make a strong, simple, and public statement supporting our right to drive" (Dougherty).
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland defended Clinton, saying, "There are times when it makes sense to do so publicly and there



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The driving campaign started when a group of Saudis called on women with international driver's licenses through Facebook and Twitter to drive their cars on June 17th (Abu-Nasr).

She later added, "We have made clear our views that women everywhere, including women in the kingdom, have the right to make decisions about their lives and their futures. They have the right to contribute to society and provide for their children and their families." The right to drive, she said, provides access to economic opportunity, including jobs (Dougherty).

Historically, Saudi women attempted to defy the driving ban on November 6, 1990, after U.S. troops gathered in Saudi Arabia to prepare for a war that would force the Iraqi military out of Kuwait. The Saudi women were inspired by female U.S. soldiers driving in the desert and of Kuwait women driving their children to safety. Using the international media as leverage, the Saudi women were hoping their story would reach the world and ease any repercussions. Those who participated were detained and then suspended from their jobs for at least two years (Abu-Nasr).

On June 3rd, the Saudi

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