#na3am

There is a group of armed young women from Saudi Arabia and its neighbouring countries. A diverse and radical group that includes a women’s right activist, an openly gay woman, twins who fight religious sectarianism and another woman from the overthrown upper-class. They are characters from a video game and comic book called Saudi Girls Revolution set in post-apocalyptic Saudia Arabia. The women go by the name of ‘Mu’tazilah’--Arabic for ‘those who break away’--and they are the creations of the Saudi Prince Fahad al-Salud.

Prince Fahad explains that he seeks a revolution that changes the way the world view Saudi and Arab women and how these women view themselves. From a deeply conservative country where women’s rights and actions have been severely restricted, the Prince brings a refreshing air and a motivating chapter in the changing face of the Saudi and Arab women by creating a new narrative with his bold feminist characters. 

“These young women symbolize female resilience and empowerment. They’re not constrained by any religious or political status quo. Simply put, they create their own.”