Women in Saudi Arabia are sick of the fact that their
religion interprets that they can’t drive in their home country and have
decided to take a stand. All women able and willing will drive their cars on
October 26 in Saudi Arabia in protest. Creating a web site as a petition, they
have gained over 11,000 signatures. This issue has come up at least twice
before but with no success other than riling up the spirits of the Saudi
Arabian women. Besides being prohibited to drive, women in Saudi Arabia cannot
open bank accounts, work, travel, or go to school without the permission of
their male guardian. Their king, King Abdullah, at the moment is moving towards
change regarding women’s rights, but not fast enough pushing them to take it
into their own hands.
No comments:
Post a Comment