It's been 28 years since the first protest against the ban on women drivers took place in Saudi Arabia; the event left 47 women jailed without passports after they drove cars through Riyadh to protest King Salman's law. But last month, all of that changed. A few weeks later, Jeddah-born model Taleedah Tamer walked the Antonio Grimaldi show at haute couture week in Paris, causing many outlets in the Western and Eastern hemispheres to laud her as the first Saudi supermodel. Though two very differe...
It's been 28 years since the first protest against the ban on women drivers took place in Saudi Arabia; the event left 47 women jailed without passports after they drove cars through Riyadh to protest King Salman's law. But last month, all of that changed. A few weeks later, Jeddah-born model Taleedah Tamer walked the Antonio Grimaldi show at haute couture week in Paris, causing many outlets in the Western and Eastern hemispheres to laud her as the first Saudi supermodel. Though two very differe...
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