“The new personal law will help women who are divorced to become legal guardians of their children, demand alimony rights and child care support. Women are no longer legally required to ask for permission to travel, marry or make personal choices- who they want to marry can no longer be a family decision, she can go to court and do what she wants.” 

–Somayya Youssef, a Saudi marketing major in Riyadh, discussing the personal status law that will come into effect in 90 days in Saudi Arabia. [The National]