Loujain al-Hathloul
Saudi Arabian activist
Loujain al-Hathloul (Arabic: لجين الهذلول}} born 31 July 1989 is a Saudi women's rights activist and a social media figure.
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Quotes
edit- I am with the uprising of women in the Arab world because I can think and fully practice my religion (like men). Also, I’m in debt to my daughter to offer her an honorable life.
- As quoted in Did Facebook censor an Arab Women’s Rights Group?l (November 13, 2012), Vocativ.
- I will win. Not immediately, but definitely.
- As quoted in 8 women show us why International Women’s Day is the day to declare: We won’t wait for our rights! (5 March 2017) by Shiromi Pinto, Amnesty International.
A Clarification (March 24, 2016)
edit- Lately, I appeared in some foreign media channels, which resulted in more attacks against me, and the number of threats of murder or physical harm against me have increased due to the creation of ugly hashtags by instigators, for the purpose of inciting and mobilizing followers against me; this does not represent a tolerant society at all. In these interviews, I spoke about my experience and what I went through personally, and I always ended what I said with my optimism towards the future of the Kingdom and its youth, but - unfortunately - this part was usually omitted during the editing stages of said interviews. What the majority does not know is that, for the past 4 years, I have refused to appear in interviews with foreign media channels, because I knew of the threat that they pose to individuals and for fear of being used as a media tool wrongfully, as well as the tendency of some reporters to paint an ugly picture of Saudi Arabia by exploiting and cutting out parts of what is being said by its citizens - especially those who were part of the Kingdom's scholarship program - without any attempt to show the full picture in a fair and professional manner.
- Respective authorities would not allow in those whom they know will slander the Kingdom and directly insult its citizens.
- I remain very optimistic about a bright future for my country and its citizens.
- We have to all realise that criticising some phenomena in our home country does not equate to hating it, wishing evil upon it nor is it an attempt to shake its balance, it's the total opposite. Any Saudi citizen might be upset by some incidents that occur in the Kingdom, but that is only a direct sign of one's interest in the betterment of one's own country and one's hope to see Saudi Arabia as a global leader.
- Throughout the past few years, every time I committed an action or was subjected to a series of attacks, I had never felt the need to justify myself, this all changed today; today I felt the importance of clarifying many things due to the harsh and unfair criticism I am facing this time; criticism that has reached the point of questioning my loyalty to my country, which is completely unacceptable. Our home country is big enough not to impose one nature on all spectrums of its society.
