Loujain al-Hathloul

Loujain al-Hathloul ( Lujjayn al-Hadhlūl; born 31 July 1989) is a Saudi women's rights activist, socialite, and a former political prisoner. 

Al-Hathloul has been arrested and released many times for driving in Saudi Arabia, something that is illegal for women to do there.

In March 2019, PEN America announced that Nouf Abdulaziz, al-Hathloul, and Eman al-Nafjan would receive the 2019 PEN America/Barbey Freedom to Write Award. Al-Hathloul was named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2019". Al-Hathloul was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 and 2020. 

She was released from prison on 10 February 2021.

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Category:1989 births
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Category:Feminists
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Category:Saudi Arabian women's rights activists
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Category:University of British Columbia alumni