#womenshistory365

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In the above photo: Trump’s fascist buddy and donor, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (center) with Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and co-founder Sergey Brin (right)  #WomensHistory365

Patriarchal Extremism  #Subservience 

INSIDER last month reported how Absher — an all-purpose app which Saudis use to interact with the state — offers features which allow Saudi men to grant and rescind travel permission for women, and to set up SMS alerts for when women use their passports.

Google has rejected calls to remove a Saudi government app which offers a tool for men to control where women travel.

The company told the office of Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier, who had called for its removal, that the app does not violate its terms of service.

INSIDER reported extensively how the app — called Absher — lets men direct where women can travel, and offers alerts when they use a passport to leave Saudi Arabia.

US Reps. Jackie Speier, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib, and 11 others demanded on February 21 that Apple and Google axe the app.

Google and Apple CEO Tim Cook both promised to investigate the app. Apple have yet to announce their ruling.

Speier told INSIDER: "The responses received so far from Apple and Google are deeply unsatisfactory."

"I'm afraid. My family will kill me.", Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun  #SaveRahaf

The Reality of #MaleGuardianship

The world has not forgotten the women detained and tortured in Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International

Saudi Women, Tired of Restraints, Find Ways to Flee, NYTimes

For some Saudi women facing strict male authority and even abuse, there's only one answer: Run, LA Times

Mar. 4, 2019:

Saudi Arabia is torturing a U.S. citizen. When will Trump act?, Washington Post  

Nov. 30, 2018: 

MBS’ reaction after Trump gave him a pass on killing Khashoggi