Women in Saudi
Arabia have started a wildly popular hashtag campaign calling for an end to
laws that give men control of their lives.
The tag #StopEnslavingSaudiWomen and
its Arabic translation, has been posted
thousands of times in a bid to speak
out about male guardianship laws.
In the Islamic
nation, women must have an appointed male guardian, usually their father or
husband, who are given legal control over their lives.
They must seek
permission from their guardians to carry out certain activities including
travelling, studying, marrying or even having surgery.
Protests and rallies in
the Islamic country are banned and come with a custodial sentence but women
have gotten round that obstacle by taking their campaign to social media.
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