{"id":4501,"date":"2008-01-22T02:50:24","date_gmt":"2008-01-22T02:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/saudi-arabia-to-lift-ban-on-wo.html"},"modified":"2008-01-22T02:50:24","modified_gmt":"2008-01-22T02:50:24","slug":"saudi-arabia-to-lift-ban-on-wo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/saudi-arabia-to-lift-ban-on-wo.html","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia to lift ban on women drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/main.jhtml?xml=\/news\/2008\/01\/21\/wsaudi121.xml\">Saudi Arabia may be getting ready to leave the Dark Ages<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSaudi Arabia is to lift its ban on women drivers in an attempt to stem a rising suffragette-style movement in the deeply conservative state.<br \/>\nGovernment officials have confirmed the landmark decision and plan to issue a decree by the end of the year.<br \/>\nThe move is designed to forestall campaigns for greater freedom by women, which have recently included protesters driving cars through the Islamic state in defiance of a threat of detention and loss of livelihoods.<br \/>\nThe royal family has previously balked at granting women driving permits, claiming the step did not have full public support. The driving ban dates back to the establishment of the state in 1932, although recently the government line has weakened.<br \/>\n[&#8230;]<br \/>\nSaudi women have mounted growing protests. Fouzia al-Ayouni, the country&#8217;s most prominent women&#8217;s rights campaigner, has risked arrest by leading convoys of women drivers. &#8220;We have broken the barrier of fear,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We want the authorities to know that we&#8217;re here, that we want to drive, and that many people feel the way we do.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2008\/01\/21\/quote-of-the-day-189\/\">via<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like Saudi Arabia may be getting ready to leave the Dark Ages: Saudi Arabia is to lift its ban on women drivers in an attempt to stem a rising suffragette-style movement in the deeply conservative state. 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