El maig de 2011 va marcar un moment crític en les protestes contra la prohibició de conduir quan una activista pels drets de les dones saudites, Manal al-Sharif, fou arrestada per penjar un vídeo a YouTube on se la veia conduint.
May 2011, marked a tipping point of the protest movement against driving prohibition for women in the Kingdom after Saudi women's rights activist Manal al-Sharif was arrested after uploading a video to YouTube that showed her driving.