A Saudi woman was arrested Saturday after posting a YouTube video of herself driving. She has an international license and was abiding by local traffic laws. Her crime? Driving while female.

Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world to ban both Saudi and foreign women from driving.

Despite the lack of a written law prohibiting women from being behind the wheel, the religious police strictly enforce the country's interpretations of Islamic teachings.

Women who can't afford $300-400 each month on hired drivers must rely on male family members to drive them to work, school, the grocery store or even the hospital. In fact, Saudi women are often prevented from working, going to school, traveling, purchasing phones, getting married, or even accessing health care without permission from male guardians (called "mahrams").

Part of public school curriculum in Saudi Arabia is teaching boys how to use their guardianship rights.

Perhaps motivated by the powerful effects social media movements have had in the region lately, human rights activists started a Facebook and Twitter campaign, encouraging women in the country with international licenses to drive on June 17th.

To get things started, Manal al-Sherif, a 32-year-old mother and computer security consultant who learned to drive in the United States, posted a YouTube video of herself driving – a bold move as women who've tried in the past have been banned from travel and even lost their jobs.

In part due to public pressure, Al-Serif was released after signing a pledge to no longer drive, but authorities arrested her again the following day and she is now being held for "violating public order."

Al-Sherif recalls crying, as she stood stranded and alone on the street one night, unable to drive herself home despite having a license. She couldn't find a cab or get a hold of any male family members to pick her up, and became frightened as Saudi men harassed her for being out alone.

Another woman, Najla Hairiri, said that, although she did not get video footage of herself, she drove for 4 days last month, before being stopped, to show her daughter that women can and should be able to drive.

The campaign's Facebook page had 11,000 supporters by the time Saudi censors removed it.

From the page:

"We women in Saudi Arabia, from all nationalities, will start driving our cars by ourselves. We are not here to break the law or demonstrate or challenge the authorities. We are here to claim one of our simplest rights. We have driver's licenses and we will abide by traffic laws."

A new page entitled "teach me how to drive so I can protect myself" has been put up, asking people to continue to spread their message through social media.

Saudi censors apparently do not have a problem with the page put up to counter the movement. Nearly 6,000 have "liked" the page, which demands that women who attempt to drive be whipped.

Want to help? Support the movement by sharing the message on Facebook or sending a Tweet.