mo4ch:>Exodus brewing: Saudi teen granted asylum in Canada calls on others to follow her example and flee | Mo4ch News

18-year-old Rahaf al-Qunun, who was granted asylum after fleeing her family and barricading herself in a hotel room, hopes that her story encourages other Saudi women – and many are apparently starting to listen.The young woman who fled her parent's custody last week gave her first TV interview on Tuesday, where she highlighted the “abuse and oppression” Saudi women face as a result of the country’s strict laws and customs.“Women can’t even travel on their own, they’re treated like children even if they’re 50 or 60 years-old, they aren’t free or equal to their male counter-parts,” Rahaf lamented.She believes she is not the only woman fleeing the Kingdom and hopes her example encourages others to be “brave and free,” perhaps even serving as a catalyst for broad social change. Her words come days after media reports surfaced showing that a growing number of women are threatening exodus from Saudi Arabia in opposition to the country’s guardianship laws.Also on rt.comSaudi teen who fl…