AP Exclusive: Easing of Saudi driving ban possible

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.wistv.com/story/27327633/...-women-driving

AP Exclusive: Easing of Saudi driving ban possible
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI
Associated Press

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The Saudi king's advisory council has recommended that the government lift its ban on female drivers - but only for women over 30, who must be off the road by 8 p.m. and cannot wear makeup behind the wheel, a member of the council told The Associated Press Friday.

The Shura Council's recommendations are not obligatory on the government. But simply making the recommendation was a startling shift after years of the kingdom staunchly rejecting any review of the ban.

There have been small but increasingly bold protests by women who took to their cars over the past year. The driving ban, which is unique in the world, is imposed because the kingdom's ultraconservative Muslim clerics say "licentiousness" will spread if women drive.

The council member said the Shura Council made the recommendations in a secret, closed session held in the past month. The member spoke on condition of anonymity because the recommendations had not been made public...

[sharon sanders]

Re: AP Exclusive: Easing of Saudi driving ban possible

Now a denial.....My guess is internal fighting.


n response to the news of the "BBC" quoted in US News
"Shura" common consent on women driving a car lying
"Shura" common consent on women driving a car lying

Khaled Ali, Abdullah Barquaoui- Sbak- Riyadh: official spokesman denied the Shura Council, Dr. Mohammed Al-Muhanna, health news published by some international news agencies yesterday evening on "Shura Council approval for Saudi women to drive a car," asserting that the Council did not issue his decision in this regard.

Muhanna pointed out that the throughput of the news that some of the media contained many of the misinformation that show lack of authenticity.

The channel "BBC" The British have reported that the Saudi Shura Council recommended to ease the ban on women driving.

And attributed the channel Khabar told US News, "Associated Press", which was quoted in turn, a government official as saying that the Council recommended the lifting of the ban, but with conditions, including that women are over the age of thirty, and lead during daylight hours only, and should not be unveiled during driving. Adding that the Council's recommendation came during a secret session, held last month, she said.

According to US news agency, quoted by the news that many of the world's media, that the conditions that have been developed as well as the women wearing conservative dress, and refrain from make-up, and that the car does not drive outside the cities, but the existence of guardian. Noting that it will create special sections for women in the traffic departments.

Referred to the news that many of the currently reported by foreign media about the "recommendation to ease the ban on women driving," previously reported in the Arab media and foreign as the same terms and conditions several years ago, and the rumors turned out to be the source of social networking sites

http://sabq.org/i6pgde

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Women in the Shura Council have pushed for driving before:

A Crack in The Armor? Saudi Shura Council considering proposal to allow women to obtain international drivers license inside country - June 2014

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=224707

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And then this happens:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/...Oj?ocid=HPCDHP

Wow.