The wave of ‘Arab Springs’ that has resulted in political and social upheaval in most of the Arab World does not appear to have reached Saudi Arabia, the stronghold of Wahabi Islam and one of the richest conservative countries in the Middle East. And yet, there, members of civil society and activists have been fighting in the shadows for years to achieve change and rights for citizens, women and minorities. Their story is told by Liisa Liimatainen, a Finnish journalist and political analyst who has devoted years of research to Saudi Arabia and also wrote the book Saudi Arabia’s other face: brave women and cyber-youth, soon to be published in Finland.