Manal al-Sharif

Saudi Arabian activist
Person human Q445754
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Manal al-Sharif was born on April 25, 1979, in Mecca.[1] She is a writer, activist, computer scientist, and women's rights activist.[2]

Her religion is Islam. Her field is computer scientist.

She has received the Václav Havel Prize.[3].

Key Facts

  • Manal al-Sharif's place of birth was Mecca[2].
  • Manal al-Sharif was born on April 25, 1979[3].
  • Manal al-Sharif held citizenship in Saudi Arabia[9].
  • Manal al-Sharif is identified as part of the Arabs ethnic group[10].
  • Manal al-Sharif worked as a writer[4].
  • Manal al-Sharif worked as an activist[5].
  • Manal al-Sharif's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Manal al-Sharif's professions included women's rights activist[7].
  • Manal al-Sharif's field of work was computer scientist[11].
  • Manal al-Sharif's education included a stint at King Abdulaziz University[12].
  • Manal al-Sharif received the Václav Havel Prize[13].
  • Manal al-Sharif's religion is recorded as Islam[14].
  • Manal al-Sharif is recorded as female[15].
  • Manal al-Sharif's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Manal al-Sharif's Commons category is recorded as Manal al-Sharif[17].
  • Manal al-Sharif's family name is recorded as Al-Sharif[18].
  • Manal al-Sharif's given name is recorded as Manal[19].
  • Manal al-Sharif's significant event is recorded as prisoner of conscience[20].
  • Manal al-Sharif's official website is recorded as https://www.manal-alsharif.com[21].
  • Manal al-Sharif's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[22].
  • Manal al-Sharif's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Manal al-Sharif's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'منال الشريف'}[24].
  • Manal al-Sharif's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[25].
  • Manal al-Sharif's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Amnesty International Edit-a-thon[26].
  • Manal al-Sharif's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Manal al-Sharif was born in Mecca[2]. She was born on April 25, 1979[3]. She is identified as part of the Arabs ethnic group[10].

Education

Manal al-Sharif was educated at King Abdulaziz University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], activist[5], computer scientist[6], and women's rights activist[7]. Manal al-Sharif's field of work was computer scientist[11].

Recognition

Manal al-Sharif received the Václav Havel Prize[13].

Personal Life

Manal al-Sharif's religion is recorded as Islam[14].

Why It Matters

Manal al-Sharif ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Manal al-Sharif born?

Manal al-Sharif's place of birth was Mecca[2].

What did Manal al-Sharif do for work?

Manal al-Sharif worked as writer[4], activist[5], computer scientist[6], and women's rights activist[7].

Where did Manal al-Sharif go to school?

Manal al-Sharif was educated at King Abdulaziz University[12].

What awards did Manal al-Sharif receive?

Honors received include Václav Havel Prize[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . abouther.com. abouther.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . oslofreedomforum.com. oslofreedomforum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Freebase id → /m/0gtt74k
    Facebook username → manal.livefreeordie
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → Arabic, English
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