Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Signs of Apocalypse: Women Driving in Saudi Arabia



By Alison Royer

According to Gulf News.com, "The reports that a woman was seen driving a car with her father sitting next to her are true," "Sa’ad Saleh Tarrad, media spokesman for Al Baha police said." '"However, the investigation concluded that the father felt ill and could not drive, so he asked his daughter to drive the car. Both the man and his daughter were released immediately after they were questioned and there was no arrest," "he said, quoted by Al Madina daily on Wednesday." 

Phew…for a minute there I thought a woman was driving.  I was terrified.  I'm beyond relieved to hear that she was with her sick father.  I'm not sure if he made the most responsible decision and if having a woman drive was really his only option. It's nice to know authorities noticed it and tried to amend the situation.  If women are allowed to drive cars, what’s next?  Education?  Birth control?  Pants?  It's more than my heart can bear.  As we all know, a woman's place is beside her husband or father.  Once a woman starts to make her own decisions or act out of turn, there's no saying what could spiral out of control from there.  Can you imagine having a woman as a boss?  Or a woman judge?!  It's deplorable and I want to thank the Al Baha police for doing their jobs.  Women drivers?  Terrifying.  I will not stand for it.  Good work Saudi Arabia.  We support you.

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