Timea Mozsi
For my final
post I was going to write about the volcano that erupted in Guatemala. However,
since it has been covered by several others, I am going to shed light on
another shocking matter in the Middle East; Saudi Arabia’s ban on women drivers.
This is said to be ending on June 24. Ten driver’s licenses to women had been issued,
however, before that date. Two-thousand more are planned to be issued to women in
the next week.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
Al Saud submitted a plan last year to reform Saudi Arabia by 2030. One of the
important goals in this plan was to have more women in the workforce. The ban
on women drivers was put into place because Saudi Arabia follows Islamic
practices. More specifically, they follow Wahhabi Islam which has many
restrictions on how people, especially women, are expected to behave.
According to
the article, women often have to ask permission from their “male guardians”,
whether that be fathers or husbands, to do many/most activities, especially if
they are public ones. In May 2017 King Salman had a list released by the
government of activities that women could do without seeking permission from “male
guardians”.
My hope is
that they continue on this path and realize that they can reform their way of
life, making it fair for everyone—women, especially—without having to give up
on Islamic beliefs.
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