US Senators Making Efforts To Grant Women Rights To Drive in Saudi Arabia

The Huffington Post recently published an article about 14 female U.S. Senators who're urging King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to allow Saudi women to drive legally. 

"Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that bars women from driving a vehicle - bicycles included" - Huffington Post

There have been many protests to end this archaic law and women have been defying the ban periodically since the late 90's. Earlier this year, Saudi women jumped into the driver's seat and drove in defiance of the law in major cities of Saudi Arabia.

“Women in Saudi Arabia see other women in the Middle East making revolutions, women in Yemen and Egypt at the forefront of revolutions, being so bold, toppling entire governments,” said Waleed Abu Alkhair, whose wife drove around Jidda. “The women of Saudi Arabia looked at themselves and they realized, ‘Wow! We can’t even drive!’ ”

According to the Huffington Post, Saudi Women for Driving have recently petitioned Subaru to stop selling cars to Saudi Arabia until the prohibition is lifted. To see this kind of archaic law still being practiced today is disheartening. If you'd like to get involved you can sign the latest petition here.

• 28 July 2011
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