Women in Saudi Arabia: To Veil and Not To Wheel
By Aiman Reyaz, New Age Islam
October 10, 2013
Seeing a veiled
woman at the wheel of a racing car might seem unlikely in a Muslim
country. But just next door to Saudi Arabia - where women are banned
from driving - a group of women has set up a club devoted to all things
auto. Photo published in France 24
‘Women held after
asking Saudi policemen for directions’1, ‘Saudi man fined for letting
sister drive’ 2, and the most outrageous of all ‘women drivers would
cause crashes’3. These are the popular links that ‘saudiwomendriving.blogspot’ use to spread their just demand that women should also be allowed to drive in the “mighty kingdom”.
Saudi Arabia is the
only country in the world that does not allow women to ‘man the machine’
(i.e., women are not allowed to drive), although the women at the time
of the Prophet were very active on the fields, they would heal the
wounded; they would also ride camels to spread information etc. It was
the only country to score a zero in the category of political
empowerment, even though Islam gave women political rights over 1400
years ago.
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