Every woman in Saudi Arabia, regardless of age, has a legal male guardian, often a father or brother or son. The report helped inspire a social media campaign among Saudi women calling for an end to the system. Throughout the summer Saudi women began tweeting, detailing the injustices of the guardianship system -- risking the wrath of their guardians and the government in doing so. Leaving Saudi ArabiaMoudi recently left Saudi Arabia and is hoping to get asylum in the United StatesIt's not common for Saudis to seek asylum in the US. CNN asked the Saudi government if women such as Arwa and Moudi who had renounced Islam and had publicly criticized the Saudi government should be fearful of returning to Saudi Arabia.

Source: CNN January 16, 2017 11:31 UTC