“Some people might stare because it’s still kind of a new thing to see, but they respect my choice. I once had an Uber driver in Al Jouf who told me: ‘Look at me, with my beard and my mustache. I’m a man, but I married the woman my mother chose for me. But look at you, without an abaya: You’re a woman, and you made your choice. You’re braver than me.'”

-Fatimah Al Zimam, a 34 year-old Saudi woman who is self-employed as a tour guide in the Kingdom. [New York Times]