It’s easy to be a feminist where everyone is a feminist. But to be an outspoken, successful, and effective feminist in Saudi Arabia - that takes a whole different level of courage. And right now, the courage of Saudi Arabia’s prime women’s rights activists is being tested.

The anger against globalization is, in no small part, a reaction against its triumph, and a testament to how profoundly it has changed our world. The world changed fast, so fast that our social and political institutions have been struggling to keep up, and it feels like nobody is in control…