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Qatari woman escapee seeks asylum in the UK
4-12-2019
In its issue of today, Al Diyar published the story of a Qatari young woman who declared in a video on social media that she has sought asylum in the UK. The young woman reportedly spoke about her usurped rights in her country, notably the right to drive, travel or work without the consent of her male guardian. The young woman explained that should a travel permit be unnecessary for a married or unmarried woman above 25, still the guardian can provide a travel ban issued by the public prosecution without any relevant charge. The young woman voiced her resentment over the effective laws that prohibit a woman, irrespective of her age, from driving a car if her guardian does not okay that. Also, she is not allowed to work in public departments without a ‘no objection letter’ signed by her male guardian. Commenting on this, the regional director for the British Middle East Center for Studies and Research, Amjad Taha, tweeted, ‘Nouf, from Qatar, has reportedly fled Doha to London seeking humanitarian asylum as a result of injustice and oppression against women’s rights in the Arab Gulf state.” (Al Diyar, December 4, 2019)
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