“The rain starts with a single drop.”

—  Manal al-Sharif

About the Women to drive movement. As quoted in Saudi woman claims she was detained for driving http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/05/21/saudi.women.drivers/ (May 27, 2011) by Atika Shubert, CNN.

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