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Trending: The “Rosa Parks” of Saudi Arabia

11/01/2016 GMT

Trending: The 'Rosa Parks' of Saudi Arabia

BBC World Service - The Essential, Trending: The 'Rosa Parks' of Saudi Arabia

We speak to a black Saudi woman who is being trolled for marrying an American white man

We hear from Nawal al-Hawsawi, a black Saudi woman who has received racist abuse online for tweeting about her support for inter-racial relationships.

We hear from Nawal Al-Hawsawi, a black Saudi woman who’s received racist abuse online for tweeting about 
her support for inter-racial relationships. She’s been called the 'Rosa Parks' of Saudi Arabia for her campaigning against racism. BBC Trending asked her why she thought she was being targeted in this way?

(Photo: Nawal al-Hawsawi, courtesy of N al-Hawsawi)

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