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].

Manal al-Sharif

Summary

Manal al-Sharif is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Mecca[2]. She was born on +1979-04-25T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a writer[4], activist[5], computer scientist[6], and women's rights activist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Manal al-Sharif's place of birth was Mecca[2].
  • Manal al-Sharif was born on +1979-04-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Manal al-Sharif held citizenship in Saudi Arabia[9].
  • Manal al-Sharif worked as a writer[4].
  • Manal al-Sharif worked as an activist[5].
  • Manal al-Sharif worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Manal al-Sharif's professions included women's rights activist[7].
  • Manal al-Sharif's field of work was computer scientist[10].
  • Manal al-Sharif's education included a stint at King Abdulaziz University[11].
  • Manal al-Sharif received the Václav Havel Prize[12].
  • Manal al-Sharif's religion is recorded as Islam[13].
  • Manal al-Sharif's image is recorded as Manal al-Shraif face (cropped).jpg[14].
  • Manal al-Sharif is recorded as female[15].
  • Manal al-Sharif's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Manal al-Sharif's ISNI is recorded as 000000049778957X[17].
  • Manal al-Sharif's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67151110791737062542[18].
  • Manal al-Sharif's GND ID is recorded as 1142006980[19].
  • Manal al-Sharif's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016144683[20].
  • Manal al-Sharif's Commons category is recorded as Manal al-Sharif[21].
  • Manal al-Sharif's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 61266207[22].
  • Manal al-Sharif's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gtt74k[23].
  • Manal al-Sharif's family name is recorded as Al-Sharif[24].
  • Manal al-Sharif's given name is recorded as Manal[25].
  • Manal al-Sharif's significant event is recorded as prisoner of conscience[26].
  • Manal al-Sharif's official website is recorded as https://www.manal-alsharif.com[27].

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Origins and Family

Manal al-Sharif was born in Mecca[2]. She was born on +1979-04-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Manal al-Sharif was educated at King Abdulaziz University[11].

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[10].

Recognition

Manal al-Sharif received the Václav Havel Prize[12].

Personal Life

Manal al-Sharif's religion is recorded as Islam[13].

Why It Matters

Manal al-Sharif ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 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 5 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[11].

What awards did Manal al-Sharif receive?

Honors received include Václav Havel Prize[12].

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  9. [5] . abouther.com. abouther.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . oslofreedomforum.com. oslofreedomforum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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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