Madeha al-Ajroush (Arabic: مديحة العجروش) is a Saudi Arabian women's rights activist, psychologist and photographer.
[2][3] With the first Gulf War taking place in neighbouring Kuwait, "Seeing female U.S. soldiers stationed in Saudi Arabia driving gave the women the push they needed to act".
[4] As an additional punishment for this action, photographic negatives created by al-Ajroush over 15 years were burned by Saudi authorities.
"'[6] Around 15–18 May 2018, she was detained by Saudi authorities, along with Loujain al-Hathloul, Iman al-Nafjan, Aziza al-Yousef, Aisha al-Mana and two men involved in women's rights campaigning.
[10] Saudi authorities accused the arrested activists of having "suspicious contact with foreign parties", providing financial support to "hostile elements abroad" and recruiting government workers.