This incredible video from 2008 shows Saudi activist Wajeha Al Huwaider driving a car in Saudi Arabia on International Women’s Day. Women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive; by shooting footage of herself driving and then posting it on YouTube, she was able to send a message out to the world while also protecting herself from punishment through international exposure.
This video was part of a presentation on how Muslim women are using the web for human rights by Mona Eltahawy at the Skoll World Forum. More than half of bloggers in Saudi Arabia are women, and many are using the medium as a way to speak out.