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Why did Saudi Arabia lift the driving ban on women only now?
by Hana Al-Khamri
June 24, 2018

Starting today, women in Saudi Arabia are finally able to drive legally after a long-standing ban was lifted by a royal decree. The unexpected decision to finally allow women to drive has been welcomed and praised by human rights campaigners across the world since it was first announced in September last year. But there is still one question on many people’s mind: Why did King Salman agree to do this, and why now? READ MORE

TIMES OF INDIA Ten things Saudi women still cannot do 2. They can’t socialise with males outside their immediate family and can be imprisoned for such an ‘offence’…
8. They can’t get a fair hearing in court, where ‘the testimony of one man equals that of two women.’ The legal position in Saudi Arabia of a woman is equal to that of a minor, and therefore she has little authority over her own life.