Let Women Drive
No seriously - it might be a good idea - after all we've allowed women to drive for years now in the West and the statistics prove that they are safer drivers .. .after all the premiums wouldn't be lower for women if the insurance companies weren't making money ...
... but not> in Saudi Arabia apparently ...
From the New York Sun
... what a Saudi princess's greatest wish might be if she were king?.. "let women drive" ...
Now I thought this was one of those - well you know - nasty "Islamaphobic" reports that get around from time to time - the kind that are "propagated by the right "to support neocons" in the "war on terror" - but you know what ...
They were right - women are forbidden to drive in Saudi Arabia ... I looked it up on the US Department of State: Advice for Travellers website.
Short-term male visitors may drive on their U.S. driver’s license. American men employed in Saudi Arabia should obtain a local driver’s license with the Department of Traffic Police. Women are not allowed to drive or ride bicycles on public roads.
So once again I wondered why? Why are all these "unworthy victims" ignored by the mainstream media and their governments while other "worthy victims" get mainstream media attention ...
It's all part of my search for a narrative - I'm still looking for one that makes sense - but I am not holding my breath ..
Tags: saudi arabia, islam, womens rights, women drivers, lolwah al-faisal