Since early 2011, al-Fassi has participated in the "Baladi" women's rights campaign, which called for women to be allowed to participate in the September 2011 municipal elections. She stated that women's participation in the 2011 election "would show that Saudi Arabia is serious about its claims of reform".[6] She described the authorities' decision not to accept women's participation in the election was "an outrageous mistake that the kingdom is committing".[7]