Just 15 minutes after Manal Abdel-Karim began touring her middle class Cairo district as part of her campaign for a parliament seat, her modest procession …

… fronts in a country largely bypassed by the Arab Spring activist movements of the past year. The lawsuits, one of them by Manal al Sharif, who founded a small movement last year called Women2Drive, risk a backlash from the public and officials in the …

… step toward affording Saudi women the rights they deserve." In May, authorities detained a 32-year-old Saudi woman, Manal al-Sherif, after she launched a campaign against the driving ban for women in the ultraconservative kingdom. She posted …

… critical of the generals as well as Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the nation's military ruler. Abdel-Fattah's wife, Manal Hassan, is expecting the couple's first child, a baby boy, later this month. A pair of blog entries written by Abdel-Fattah …

… the right direction." Even this decision, however, is likely to be opposed by some in the religious establishment. After Manal Al-Sharif, a Saudi computer security consultant, was arrested for driving last May, part of a broader protest by women demanding …

… comprehensive settlement which resolves all outstanding litigation against Bank of America and MBIA," hedge fund manager Manal Mehta of Branch Hill Capital wrote in a note on Tuesday. There is precedent for such a deal after the bank reached a $1 …

… campaign encouraging women to defy a ban on female driving. Manal al-Sherif and a group of other women started a Facebook page ..... calling for her release and an end to the driving ban. "Let Manal al-Sherif and all other women drive their own cars, take …

… rulers have cracked down harder than usual on 32-year-old Manal al-Sherif after seeing her case become a rallying call for youths ..... an end to the driving ban. One group, called, "We are all Manal al-Sherif," had some 14,000 participants. About 800 …

… bars for another 10 days while authorities decide her fate. Manal al-Sharif, a 32-year-old woman who posted a video of ..... Al-Salah told the Guardian. "He will decide whether Manal is innocent and has to be released or he will refer her to the …

… their jobs. The official start of the latest campaign follows the 10-day detention last month of a 32-year-old woman, Manal al-Sherif, after she posted video of herself driving. She was released after reportedly signing a pledge that she would not …