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Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.36,0:00:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you look at women in Saudi Arabia,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.12,0:00:26.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is what you see:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.41,0:00:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,black covers,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.78,0:00:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like the black cover\Nof a little black book.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.90,0:00:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But don't they say,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.03,0:00:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Don't judge a book by its cover?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.73,0:00:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Sofana Dahlan.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.50,0:00:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm all for cat-eye glasses,\Nice-cream and the color purple,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.94,0:00:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but mostly, I'm proud to be a Saudi.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.72,0:00:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In March 2010,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.60,0:01:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hours after my second daughter was born,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.84,0:01:03.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while holding her in my arms,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.23,0:01:08.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my three-years-old daughter\Nlooked at me and said, "Mommy."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.30,0:01:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She asked me a question,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.14,0:01:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this question\Nmade me think about my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.38,0:01:18.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my experiences, \Nand my identity as a Saudi.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.15,0:01:23.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She said, "Mommy, what will Huda be\Nwhen she grows up?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.48,0:01:29.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that moment, my new-born opened\Nher eyes for the first time in her life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.06,0:01:33.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's looking at me\Nas if she's anticipating my answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.18,0:01:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Naturally, my answer would be:\N"Whatever she sets her mind to be."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.48,0:01:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, a more realistic answer would be,\N"Whatever she's permitted to be."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.45,0:01:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tears were filling my eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.35,0:01:52.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was feeling breathless,\Nthinking of what would my answer be.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.42,0:01:55.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are her perspectives?\NWhat obstacles will she encounter?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.21,0:01:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In her case, she'll be a Saudi woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.37,0:02:02.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will I tell her if she wants to travel,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.58,0:02:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or take a job, or study,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.66,0:02:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she needs a male guardian consent first?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.24,0:02:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will I tell her that her choices\Nof education and career are limited?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.26,0:02:21.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And will I tell her that she will grow up\Nhaving limitation on her mobility?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.32,0:02:27.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And will I tell her that no matter\Nhow successful she is,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.65,0:02:31.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world will still view her\Nas oppressed and marginalized
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.93,0:02:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and look at her with pity\N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.08,0:02:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than recognizing her achievement?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.43,0:02:41.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.46,0:02:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we cannot pretend\Nthat being a Saudi girl
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.36,0:02:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not come with limitations\Nand expectations.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.35,0:02:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.79,0:02:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wouldn't it be tempting
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.97,0:02:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that she encounters\Nno problems, no obstacles,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.96,0:03:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no injustice and no frustration?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.100,0:03:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we had the power in our hands,\Nwouldn't we grant this wish to our child?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.57,0:03:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's also unwise to disregard
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.72,0:03:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that most of our character\Nis formed by the obstacles,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.07,0:03:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,problems and injustice\Nthat we face and overcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.24,0:03:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If anything, the obstacles faced\Nby my mother and my grandmother
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.30,0:03:32.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are perhaps the reason why I'm here today.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.74,0:03:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if anything, I hope\Nthat what I've gone through
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.52,0:03:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would actually help\Nmy daughters reach further.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.75,0:03:46.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The path to achievement\Nhas not been an easy one for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.05,0:03:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Throughout the course of my life,\NI've encountered many problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.07,0:03:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many obstacles and many social barriers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.94,0:04:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, it was precisely this\Nthat made me adapt,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.53,0:04:03.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made me learn how to be flexible,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.27,0:04:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and made me reshape my path.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.42,0:04:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up in Saudi.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.42,0:04:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went to a local school.\NArabic was the main language.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.38,0:04:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my parents invested\Nin enrichment programs after school.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.13,0:04:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a very, very curious child,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.10,0:04:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asking questions all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.88,0:04:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more they were answered,\Nthe more questions I generated.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.50,0:04:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"But why?" was a phrase\NI continuously used.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.05,0:04:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the age of twelve, I was a rebel,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.16,0:04:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mother's worst nightmare.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.38,0:04:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sat her down one day and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.05,0:04:46.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Mom, listen, this needs to stop.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.16,0:04:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All my friends don't have\Nclasses after school."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.11,0:04:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her response was:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.20,0:04:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The school you go to in the morning\Nis for you to belong
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.12,0:04:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then understand your society,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.59,0:05:02.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the education you get\Nat home is mandatory for you
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.59,0:05:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build and develop a personality.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.18,0:05:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will negotiate this no further\Nwhen you're seventeen."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.44,0:05:14.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And of course I argued, and got punished.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.42,0:05:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it was long past seventeen\Nthat I realized that she was right.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.76,0:05:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was in high school,\NI wanted to study architecture,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.13,0:05:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it was not allowed in Saudi\Nand was not provided there.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.47,0:05:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a ticket for me out of there.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.95,0:05:34.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Until one day,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.95,0:05:38.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I heard the story of a woman\N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.30,0:05:40.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who grew up as an orphan,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.92,0:05:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,married off to a wealthy man.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.69,0:05:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he passed away,\Nhis children from a previous marriage
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.01,0:05:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forced her out of her house\Nand deprived her from her inheritance.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.96,0:05:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When she sought help\Nfrom a male lawyer,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.63,0:06:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was used against her.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.09,0:06:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was accused that she was\Nhaving an affair with him,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.83,0:06:07.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sinful act in my country.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.41,0:06:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.76,0:06:13.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.64,0:06:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that having a female legal representation\Nis a necessity in my country.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.87,0:06:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hence, my reason to study law,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.40,0:06:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something I really wanted and believed in.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.58,0:06:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, of course,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.20,0:06:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,law was not permitted in Saudi.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.94,0:06:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was taking a big risk.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.74,0:06:38.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my father had a vision
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.94,0:06:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that things will eventually\Nevolve in Saudi,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.40,0:06:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that women will eventually have\Nthe right to be taken in judicial realm.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.64,0:06:50.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.93,0:06:57.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I applied for a request\Nto the Ministry of Higher Education,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.27,0:07:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,requesting to study law.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.30,0:07:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was granted.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.56,0:07:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I set off to Egypt.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.28,0:07:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I enrolled in Cairo University,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.04,0:07:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the first legal schools\Nin the Arab world.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.72,0:07:15.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after that, I completed\Na master in Islamic studies.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.71,0:07:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was such a pivotal point in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.62,0:07:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was introduced to many schools\Nof thoughts, philosophical and religious.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.70,0:07:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was exploring women's rights\Nin different religions and sects.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.12,0:07:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It helped me understand
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.80,0:07:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the framework of where social justice\Nand value operate in my society.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.05,0:07:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sighing)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.60,0:07:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And of course, after graduation,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.15,0:07:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the devastation happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.38,0:08:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After graduation, I applied to credit\Nmy Egyptian certificate in Saudi.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.92,0:08:07.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All my Saudi legal \Nschoolmates received it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.25,0:08:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.16,0:08:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I didn't have a proof\Nof a male guardian companionship
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.91,0:08:14.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout university.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.90,0:08:19.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I worked as a legal\Nconsultant in the back offices.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.06,0:08:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The frustration started building
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.48,0:08:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because all the people around me\Ngot ahead in their careers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.73,0:08:28.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was still there, useless.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.24,0:08:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started feeling\Nmore and more devastated,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.22,0:08:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I realized that these\Nlimitations stopped me
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.88,0:08:42.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from defending a very\Ndear person to my heart
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.10,0:08:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was convicted falsely\Nfor a crime he had never committed
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.76,0:08:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sentenced to jail.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.10,0:08:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, I moved on with my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.72,0:09:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I moved on with my life,\Nand I decided to get married,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.52,0:09:04.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on the age of 25, I moved to Kuwait.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.05,0:09:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I also started thinking\Nof opportunities.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.08,0:09:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to go back to legal practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.80,0:09:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the legal firms I applied to\Nneeded a legal license.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.62,0:09:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, I didn't have one,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.40,0:09:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except for one legal firm.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.64,0:09:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was granted, you know, an opportunity\Nto work in corporate law,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.41,0:09:37.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only to learn that I was \Npregnant with a child
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.83,0:09:43.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that had health complications\Nand needed special care and attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.35,0:09:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I decided to put my dream on hold\Nand focus on my child.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.12,0:09:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more I tried to make my marriage\Nwork, the worse it became.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.49,0:09:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.100,0:10:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, the hardest moment in life
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.88,0:10:07.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not when people don't understand you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.25,0:10:09.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's when you don't understand yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.09,0:10:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who are you?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.92,0:10:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who am I? What am I doing?\NWhat do I want?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.35,0:10:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how will I make a difference?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.75,0:10:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the answers to these questions\Nhelp me identify doors of opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.35,0:10:35.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The trick was in building the steps\Nto reaching these doors.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.73,0:10:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, they consist of having faith,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.47,0:10:44.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing my strength and ability,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.80,0:10:50.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,identifying my weaknesses\Nand finding motivation and inspiration,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.08,0:10:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and mastering creativity.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.82,0:10:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is creativity?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.14,0:10:59.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Creativity involves breaking out\Nof established patterns
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.15,0:11:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to look at things\Nin a different way.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.78,0:11:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Creativity is redesigning your dream\Nand redefining your mission.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.53,0:11:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I'm on a mission\Nof innovation, of newness,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.44,0:11:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of multi-faceted dimension.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.77,0:11:15.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm engaged in building bridges\N
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.39,0:11:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and facilitating the path\Nto achievement and fulfillment.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.91,0:11:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In promoting creativity and innovation
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.87,0:11:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and preserving \Nour artistically rich heritage,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.57,0:11:29.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my goal is to contribute\Nto the social development of my region.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.50,0:11:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2010, the same year\Nmy second daughter was born,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.88,0:11:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to be a single mom
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.65,0:11:40.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pursue my dream.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.77,0:11:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I opened a legal and business\Nconsulting company
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.71,0:11:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to promote creative entrepreneurs:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.26,0:11:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tashkeil, the first platform\Nin the Middle East
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.27,0:11:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that promotes creatives by incubating,\Nfacilitating and promoting them.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.05,0:12:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tashkeil aims towards reintroducing\Ndesigners in the Middle East
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.18,0:12:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as an active stakeholder\Nin the global arena.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.29,0:12:14.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With that said, I never stopped seeking\Nmy right to be recognized as a lawyer.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.11,0:12:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2012, I applied
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.96,0:12:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on November 24, 2013,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.44,0:12:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm proud to say that I am one\Nof the ten female lawyers
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.13,0:12:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have ever been granted\Nthe right to practice law
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.29,0:12:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.07,0:12:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers and applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.22,0:12:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.92,0:12:48.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I believed in my dream,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.41,0:12:50.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I believed in my choices,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.91,0:12:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and because I never gave up on my rights.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.57,0:12:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that this is what my parents saw\Nwhen they looked at my eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.31,0:13:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was reflected on the name\Nthey chose for me,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.74,0:13:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sofana, which means "the rare pearl."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.26,0:13:10.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's also an attribute to a daughter\Nof a famous fable character in Arabia,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.13,0:13:12.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hatim al-Ta'i,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.79,0:13:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is known for his generosity.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.04,0:13:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Long after his death, she was among\Nthe first captives in Islam.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.19,0:13:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was held a hostage.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.47,0:13:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because of her keen\Nsense of negotiation,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.77,0:13:30.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she managed with dialogue\Nto free herself and her people
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.54,0:13:33.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and submit to Islam willingly.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.95,0:13:40.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, my culture is embodied\Nin every aspect of me.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.68,0:13:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so is resilience,\Nperseverance and challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.58,0:13:51.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my story,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.33,0:13:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the story of many other Saudi women\Nwho are not recognized
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.81,0:14:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of the general wrong perception\Nand judgment people have about them.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.35,0:14:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, women in Saudia are leading change.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.42,0:14:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're making choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.53,0:14:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There, you see breakthrough\Nin medicine, in science, in art,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.08,0:14:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in finance and in entrepreneurship.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.75,0:14:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And today,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.22,0:14:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking at my daughters' eyes,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.99,0:14:28.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those curious big eyes\Nlooking straight back at me,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.36,0:14:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asking me to make\Nthe right choices for them,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.46,0:14:35.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until, one day, they can\Nmake their choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.77,0:14:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can say that it was all worth it.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.16,0:14:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you think I grew out of my habit\Nof asking questions?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.88,0:14:51.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course not.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.29,0:14:52.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.79,0:14:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What about you?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.32,0:14:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have the strength?\N
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.83,0:14:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have the perseverance,\Nthe challenge?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.26,0:15:02.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And do you have the resilience\Nof the spirit of a Saudi woman?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.39,0:15:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you do to fight injustice?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.61,0:15:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you change laws in your country?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.82,0:15:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What obstacles are on your path today?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:16.72,0:15:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we can outsmart
Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.45,0:15:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the tight rules of a country\Nlike Saudia Arabia,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.44,0:15:28.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we can function\Nin a male-dominant system,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.17,0:15:30.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work with it and challenge it,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.39,0:15:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think you can do it here.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.04,0:15:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.48,0:15:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers) (Applause)