Women of Saudi Arabia stood tall on the day the monarch finally decided to lift the ban from female driving vehicles in Saudi Arabia. In the light of this, Vogue Magazine did a photo op on Saudi Arabia’s princess Hayfa bint Abdullah al-Saud. Sitting behind the wheel of a red convertible in a desert outside Jeddah, wearing high heels and leather gloves, the Princess applauded the efforts of Saudi Arabians on lifting the ban from driving.
The June issue of Vogue Magazine is dedicated to the “trailblazing women of Saudi Arabia” along with the reforms that have been launched by the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who continues to reduce the religious restrictions in the country.
“In our country, there are some conservatives who fear change. For many, it’s all they have known. Personally, I support these changes with great enthusiasm,” added the princess.
With Princess Hayfa in the cover image of the issue, people all around the world shared their reservations about how she didn’t deserve to be credited the way the media is doing.
Tweets From All Over the World Were Shared, Opposing the Narrative of this Shoot
Activists who spoke regarding lifting the ban were arrested by Saudi Arabia and some of them still haven’t been released.
After @VogueAlArabiya thought it’d make sense to feature HRH in June 2018 issue on “trailblazing women of #Saudi Arabia” & their driving, Saudi women have taken to Twitter to object & replaced her image with 3 of arrested activists labeled as “traitors”: Aziza, Loujain, & Eman. pic.twitter.com/SOZA28YS72
— Nora Abdulkarim نورة الدعيجي (@Ana3rabeya) May 31, 2018
People Talked About How the Princess Did Not Deserve this Sort of Attention Anyway
As the activists and the normal women were the ones who worked tirelessly to bring this change in the country deserved all the attention!
You've got to be kidding me. A princess graces the cover of next month's Vogue Arabia while @azizayousef @Saudiwoman @LoujainHathloul and other activist women who have worked tirelessly to lift driving ban languish in jail pic.twitter.com/gEmXh8sTHL
— Bethan McKernan (@mck_beth) May 31, 2018
It Makes A Lot of Sense
Let's put a princess who never struggled from the driving ban on the cover. Who her family issued the driving ban in the first place, put so many women in jail for driving, and just imprisoned prominent women's rights activists who risked their life and freedom to lift the ban.
— Sara (@sassy1989sara) May 31, 2018
The ban is all set to revoke on the 24th of June. While Saudi women are getting ready to have some of their freedom, let’s hope everything goes well for the women of the country.
