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Saudi Women 'to Be Allowed Driving Licences'
BBC ^ | 26 September 2017

Posted on 09/26/2017 12:42:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway

King Salman had issued a decree allowing women to be given driving licences, the Saudi Press Agency said.

Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that has forbidden women from driving.

Rights groups have campaigned for years to allow women

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cars; driving; muslimwomen; muslimworld; saudi; saudiarabia; third100days
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1 posted on 09/26/2017 12:42:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Instead of a traffic ticket, the cop will just stone them to death.


2 posted on 09/26/2017 12:45:13 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: nickcarraway

Yes it is true that Saudi women may now obtain licenses to drive a motor vehicle. However the law stays in effect which forbids Saudi women to ride in the front seat of a motor vehicle.


3 posted on 09/26/2017 12:45:40 PM PDT by billyboy15
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To: nickcarraway

What could possibly go wrong?.....................


4 posted on 09/26/2017 12:47:07 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: nickcarraway

Yes, yes, yes -

But can Saudi women kill their own children inside the womb for the sake of convenience with impunity?

Only then can they truly be free...


5 posted on 09/26/2017 12:47:19 PM PDT by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: billyboy15

Might want to stay off the roads for a while, just in case...


6 posted on 09/26/2017 12:47:52 PM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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To: Red Badger

I suspect their peripheral vision is going to somewhat impeded by the Hefty garbage sacks they wear.


7 posted on 09/26/2017 12:48:14 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: Dr. Pritchett

Wonderful, cars will now be driving by huge black pickles with eyes.


8 posted on 09/26/2017 12:48:53 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: billyboy15

However the law stays in effect which forbids Saudi women to ride in the front seat of a motor vehicle.


There have always been backseat drivers. Now, they can get licensed!


9 posted on 09/26/2017 12:49:45 PM PDT by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: Pilgrim's Progress

They will have to be accompanied at all times by a male relative................


10 posted on 09/26/2017 12:50:11 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: married21

Thread winner...ducks.


11 posted on 09/26/2017 12:51:47 PM PDT by lacrew
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To: nickcarraway

Maybe it will help bring an end to that kingdom of inbreds.


12 posted on 09/26/2017 12:52:31 PM PDT by dainbramaged
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To: nickcarraway
Here are some future Saudi Arabian drivers.
13 posted on 09/26/2017 12:52:58 PM PDT by DannyTN
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I wonder if they will be allowed to uncover their faces so that every woman’s license will actually look like the person, or will they be required to remain covered so every license looks the same anyway?


14 posted on 09/26/2017 12:53:48 PM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell)
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To: Red Badger

Of course, otherwise they will be stoned for being suspected of having a secret rendezvous with guys.

And this is a WIN for Saudi women how?


15 posted on 09/26/2017 12:54:34 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: originalbuckeye

Ah, a nations of Its.


16 posted on 09/26/2017 12:55:59 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: DannyTN

They going to put periscopes out those garbage bags so they can see to drive ?


17 posted on 09/26/2017 12:56:45 PM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: Red Badger

Training more homicide bombers.


18 posted on 09/26/2017 1:17:00 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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As long as it’s not a stick shift..................


19 posted on 09/26/2017 1:26:24 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: billyboy15

LOL. So they can drive ( many wearing a full face covering without even eye slits), but they can’t leave the house without an adult male from their family....


20 posted on 09/26/2017 1:48:26 PM PDT by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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