Women braving driving ban in Saudi Arabia
- 11 years ago
In a country where men rule the road, some women are grabbing life by the wheel.
A campaign in Saudi Arabia is putting women behind the wheel to protest the country's ban on female drivers.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SHOT FROM MOVING CAR, WOMAN WEARING NIQAB DRIVING CAR, SAYING:
"We are on Al Najah Street. I am taking my sisters to do some of their work instead of waiting for the driver or someone to take them."
This video from the Women Driving Campaign appears to show a woman driving in al-Ahsa in the country's east.
The issue is extremely sensitive in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom, especially among men.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MALE SAUDI CITIZEN, ABDULLAH AL-DAKHEEL, SAYING:
"Why are there these demonstrations and campaigns for driving when women don't need to drive? Women go to school with a private driver and back with a private driver and go everywhere and do everything they need with a private driver. There is no reason for them to drive
A campaign in Saudi Arabia is putting women behind the wheel to protest the country's ban on female drivers.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SHOT FROM MOVING CAR, WOMAN WEARING NIQAB DRIVING CAR, SAYING:
"We are on Al Najah Street. I am taking my sisters to do some of their work instead of waiting for the driver or someone to take them."
This video from the Women Driving Campaign appears to show a woman driving in al-Ahsa in the country's east.
The issue is extremely sensitive in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom, especially among men.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MALE SAUDI CITIZEN, ABDULLAH AL-DAKHEEL, SAYING:
"Why are there these demonstrations and campaigns for driving when women don't need to drive? Women go to school with a private driver and back with a private driver and go everywhere and do everything they need with a private driver. There is no reason for them to drive