Samah Damanhoori
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A Saudi woman's journey
Speaker
Samah Damanhoori
Organization
Madina Papel
Bio
Personal
- Samah came to America in 2014 from Saudi Arabia on a Saudi scholarship.
- Her mahram (father as a male-guardian) decided to cancel her scholarship in 2016.
- Samah becomes an activist against that law.
- She finished her master's in 2017 in creative writing with an animation project "Madina Papel", and a song "Black Water".
- She works now as a producer in Apple.
- She participated in HBO documentary and was a previous employee at Facebook. She was highlighted in a BBC documentary, NPR, BBC World News, and radio stations since she participated in The Freedom Drive campaign.
Presentation
A Saudi women's journey