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Women in Saudi Arabia are behind the wheel despite ban
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Women in Saudi Arabia are behind the wheel despite ban
Brave resident of the Saudi Kingdom Manal al-Sharif, after serving 10 days for driving and released under the supervision of his father, was not afraid to put on the Internet fresh video depicting her in the driver's seat. Despite the threat of arrest, she was supported by dozens of women, defiantly perched behind the wheel. They are not scared even the fact that the social network has formed a group calling for beating Saudi women for wanting to learn to drive. The official legislative ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, living according to Sharia law, no. But there is no ability to obtain a driver's license - all the participants of the protest passed on rights abroad. The taboo on female driving in Saudi Arabia lobby for Muslim scholars advocating the strict version of Islam. They believe that if a woman will not drive a car, she will not be able to leave the house and interact with other men, therefore, such a prohibition contributes to the preservation of virtue. In the Kingdom of the protesters are women ride their vehicles on their business and tell you about it in blogs, in other countries-- organize pickets in front of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia. And the list of their demands much more than just permission to driving cars: the women of Saudi Arabia want to gain the right to participate in local elections (in other country does not happen), and also get rid of the need to appear in public places unless accompanied by male relatives. Activists fight for a driver's license claim that the protests will continue until until in the Kingdom will not repeal the discriminatory ban on women driving, reports Bi-Bi-si.
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