Saudi teen granted asylum in Canada enjoys her newfound freedom as she tries bacon for the first time
The 18-year-old Saudi teenager, Rahaf Mohammed, who was granted asylum in Canada after she fled from her allegedly abusive family, is reportedly enjoying her newfound freedom in the West by reportedly relishing bacon for the first time and going to Starbucks with her legs bare, according to reports.
Rahaf, who has renounced her last name al-Qunun, caught global attention last week after she barricaded herself in an airport hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand and tweeted on social media, asking for help. Rahaf, in a series of tweets, pleaded for help saying authorities in Bangkok were planning to send her back to Saudi Arabia.
"My family is strict and locked me in a room for six months just for cutting my hair," the teenager wrote on Twitter. "I’m sure 100 percent they will kill me as soon as I get out of Saudi jail.” She'd also posted videos from the airport. Rahaf's family denied abuse and has reportedly disowned her.