WartaNews-Riyadh - Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested a hijab woman, who opposed the ban on driving for women and tried to encourage other women to follow in his footsteps.
Source Associated Press reported on Monday (23 / 5), that the Saudi police arrested Manal al-Sharif on Saturday (21 / 5) after he opposed the ban on driving by uploading a video on Facebook and YouTube, which shows he was driving in the eastern city of Khobar .
On the page up, which they called "Teach me how to drive until I could protect myself," Sharif and other women's group has launched a voluntary campaign in order to convince the authorities to lift the controversial ban.
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that prohibits women, both Saudi and foreign, to drive a vehicle. Saudi women can not become members of the cabinet.
Sharif and his group to focus the campaign on the importance of women's driving at the time of emergency and high cost to hire a driver, especially for low-income families.
"We want to live as full citizens, without the humiliation that we receive every day because it tied with the driver, " Sharif said, adding, "We are here not to violate the law or show or oppose the authorities, we are here to claim one of our rights is the simplest, "he said.
Source Associated Press reported on Monday (23 / 5), that the Saudi police arrested Manal al-Sharif on Saturday (21 / 5) after he opposed the ban on driving by uploading a video on Facebook and YouTube, which shows he was driving in the eastern city of Khobar .
On the page up, which they called "Teach me how to drive until I could protect myself," Sharif and other women's group has launched a voluntary campaign in order to convince the authorities to lift the controversial ban.
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that prohibits women, both Saudi and foreign, to drive a vehicle. Saudi women can not become members of the cabinet.
Sharif and his group to focus the campaign on the importance of women's driving at the time of emergency and high cost to hire a driver, especially for low-income families.
"We want to live as full citizens, without the humiliation that we receive every day because it tied with the driver, " Sharif said, adding, "We are here not to violate the law or show or oppose the authorities, we are here to claim one of our rights is the simplest, "he said.
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