Rahaf Mohammed

About

Saudi Instagram star known for her modeling and feminist content. Her rahafcaofficial Instagram has over 550,000 followers. She rose to fame on Twitter, after appealing for help when her attempt to seek asylum in Australia failed. In January 2019, after an outpouring of online support, she was granted asylum in Canada. 

Before Fame

Her first Instagram post was made in July 2020. In the post, she shows an illustration of a woman holding up a sign that says, Angry Women Will Change the World. 

Trivia

In January 2019, she was detained by Thai authorities on her way to Australia. In fear of being deported back to Saudi Arabia, she barricaded herself in her hotel room and took to Twitter. She gained worldwide attention after international lawyer Mahmoud Refaat reacted to her tweets. 

Family Life

She was born in Saudi Arabia but sought asylum in January 2019. She claimed her family abused her and threatened to kill her for, amongst other things, leaving Islam, an act that is also a capital offense under Saudi law. 

Associated With

In June 2021, she posted an Instagram picture with a quote from Audre Lorde that says, "I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own."