"Saudi woman defiantly drove through the nation's capital Friday while others brazenly cruised by police patrols in the first forays of a campaign that hopes to ignite a road rebellion against the male-only driving rules in the ultraconservative kingdom....."(read AP article)
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Amazing story...We here in America can not forget how oppressed women are in counties governed by Islamic rule. Even though it seems ironic that they are protesting while still being covered up head to toe...it just shows you the seeds of revolution are starting to spring.
So how is the conservative block of men against the movement responding to the wishes of the Saudi women?They have created a Facebook page urging anyone who sees a woman driving to beat her up. Nice. And the last time the driving ban was protested...48 women were "harshly punished, banned from international travel and suspended from their jobs"...AND, let's not forget..."Mosque preachers labeled them 'whores.'"
Fast forward 2011, although they're were no arrests today...last month a 24 year old Saudi woman posted a youtube video of herself driving..she was jailed for 9 days.
Again thank god you live in America, don't take it for granted, and most importantly remember freedom is not free.
To support these women and the campaign...Tweet about it using #Women2Drive
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Watch Video Below
Amazing story...We here in America can not forget how oppressed women are in counties governed by Islamic rule. Even though it seems ironic that they are protesting while still being covered up head to toe...it just shows you the seeds of revolution are starting to spring.
So how is the conservative block of men against the movement responding to the wishes of the Saudi women?They have created a Facebook page urging anyone who sees a woman driving to beat her up. Nice. And the last time the driving ban was protested...48 women were "harshly punished, banned from international travel and suspended from their jobs"...AND, let's not forget..."Mosque preachers labeled them 'whores.'"
Fast forward 2011, although they're were no arrests today...last month a 24 year old Saudi woman posted a youtube video of herself driving..she was jailed for 9 days.
Again thank god you live in America, don't take it for granted, and most importantly remember freedom is not free.
To support these women and the campaign...Tweet about it using #Women2Drive
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I wrote an article last year (Stoning, Honor Kiliings and Lady Gaga) about female oppression in the muslim world right after I had gone to see Lady Gaga on July forth in Atlantic City. (she was amazing btw) It still dumbfounds me when liberal women especially, want to tout the "stay out of their culture and way of life, they're happy the way they are" party line. It's complete B.S. If we, the freest of women on the planet, will not stand up and shout for them, then who will?
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