Saudi Arabia to lift ban on women driving
On June 24, 2018, women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to drive.
The announcement came via state TV in Saudi Arabia, but was also announced in Washington, D.C., according to The New York Times. That, as the Times suggested, perhaps shows just how much the monarchy wants the rest of the world to know they're making a change.
Saudi women who have sat behind the wheel in protest in recent years steadily brought global attention to the issue. In 2011, Manal al-Sharif uploaded to YouTube a video of herself driving in Saudi Arabia, talking about the ridiculous and dangerous situations a woman may encounter because she's not able to drive. Read more...
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