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10-03-2008, 08:57 AM
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Saudi woman defies driving ban to mark women's day
RIYADH - A SAUDI woman activist marked this year's International Women's Day by defying a ban on women driving in the ultra-conservative kingdom and posted a video of her act on YouTube.
Wajiha Huwaidar, a leading activist in a campaign to allow women to get behind the wheel in the desert kingdom, confirmed on Sunday that it was her in the video posted on the popular website.
She said she recorded the video while she drove in a deserted area in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and posted it on the Internet on Saturday to mark International Women's Day.
In the video, Ms Huwaidar appeared driving calmly as few cars passed by along the almost empty road.
'Women can drive in the countryside. There is no problem with that. Some women do the school run everyday without being obstructed,' she claimed.
'What is important is to allow women to drive in urban areas.'
In September, more than 1,100 Saudi men and women signed a petition to King Abdullah urging him to lift the controversial ban on women driving in the oil-rich kingdom, which applies a strict form of Sharia (Islamic law).
The petition - a brainchild of Ms Huwaidar and other activists - stressed that Islam does not put constraints on women such as the driving ban and points out that women already 'drive in villages and remote rural areas.'
A group of 47 women defied the ban on driving by roaming the streets of the capital Riyadh in 15 cars in November 1990. They were swiftly rounded up by police and penalised, while their male guardians were reprimanded.
The following year, a fatwa (religious edict) was issued by the then mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz, prohibiting women from driving cars.
Women in the oil-rich Gulf desert kingdom are forced to cover from head to toe in public, and cannot travel without written permission from their male guardian. -- AFP | 
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10-03-2008, 12:52 PM
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kudos to this woman...... | |
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11-03-2008, 07:40 AM
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Saudi should start to respect women as equal... 
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11-03-2008, 09:40 AM
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lol... i think the king is really convinced women are bad drivers... =x
but well. i've met female drivers who drive better than man. =3 Rich ≠ Wealthy
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11-03-2008, 10:15 AM
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this woman rocks
no gal should be treated like those in saudi arabia. we have equal rights. | |
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11-03-2008, 12:31 PM
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| Quote: | | | Originally Posted by Miss QQ | | | | | | Saudi should start to respect women as equal... | | | | |
dun tink will be ever.muslim world is quite stringent on this issue....... | |
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11-03-2008, 06:02 PM
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wowww to this woman!
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13-03-2008, 09:28 AM
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13-03-2008, 09:33 AM
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haha kudos to her!!!!
she has my vote!!! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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13-03-2008, 09:38 AM
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OK, she is great. She earn my vote. | |
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14-03-2008, 10:48 PM
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Good for her. Hope many also support her in her own country, especially the men. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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