Saudi Arabia: the only country in world that bans women from driving

Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world
that bans women – both Saudi and foreign
– from driving. The prohibition forces
families to hire live-in drivers, and those
who cannot afford the $300 to $400 a month for a driver must rely on
male relatives to drive them to work, school,
shopping or the doctor.
There are no written laws that restrict
women from driving. Rather, the ban is
rooted in conservative traditions and
religious views that hold giving freedom of
movement to women would make them
vulnerable to sins.(this is the funny part)
Activists say the religious justification is
irrelevant.

Saudi Arabia is not a county- it is a Disney creation.

Well, maybe women don't want to drive, it's not so much better to have a chauffeur? And much more practical for shopping...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuDt7d8gM3I

Is this a good time for jokes about women drivers?

Originally posted by ensbb3:

Is this a good time for jokes about women drivers?

I bet that with those burqas, we'd better talk about a sight spot instead of a blind spot.

the view that women are vunerable to sin if allowed free movement is really inovative thinking. It should be adopted in the scotland. That way Mr. howie w'd have a lot of driving to do. If you know what i mean

Saudi Arabia a Disney creation? Hhhm, maybe not the best parallel considering it is a most blatantly non-democratic country living in the mental dark ages and yet feted by the West.

Originally posted by Frenzie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuDt7d8gM3I

By the way, physical punishment on women is not proper of a gentlemen mr Sheik Something.

What was the point of this post, precisely?

From what I understand, women in Saudi Arabia are allowed to vote.

Originally posted by WarriorPhilosophy:

What was the point of this post, precisely?

From what I understand, women in Saudi Arabia are allowed to vote.

The point of this thread is that women in Saudi Arabia aren't allowed to drive, can't you read?
And my point being that I don't give a damn about that, but I'm against sissies that beats women. For whatever reason.

Quite bemusing to have the vote but not drive a car. Maybe they think that less dangerous?

Originally posted by WarriorPhilosophy:

What was the point of this post, precisely?

From what I understand, women in Saudi Arabia are allowed to vote.

Guess again. They won't be able to vote until 2015.

Hopefully it will catch on!

Befor women got the vote here the three groups without it were them, criminals and lunatics. Then they gavce women the vote and left the other two out. Maybe the Saudis are still pondering on that lack of a wider remit.....

Originally posted by ensbb3:

Originally posted by WarriorPhilosophy:

What was the point of this post, precisely?

From what I understand, women in Saudi Arabia are allowed to vote.

Guess again. They won't be able to vote until 2015.

Agreed its a baby step but its still a step forward.

Yeah, well, sure, it's retarded, but I challenge you to display a country/society which doesn't have a severely retarded law or custom...

Originally posted by rjhowie:

Saudi Arabia a Disney creation? Hhhm, maybe not the best parallel considering it is a most blatantly non-democratic country living in the mental dark ages and yet feted by the West.

US and UK are the best friends to Saudi, and yet fighting for demon-crazy else where. What a hypocrasy!

Things are looking up, however!

RIYADH, Saudi Arab — Saudi King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing a Saudi woman to be lashed 10 times for defying the kingdom's ban on female drivers, a government official said Wednesday.

The man must be a raving liberal.

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

Things are looking up, however!

RIYADH, Saudi Arab — Saudi King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing a Saudi woman to be lashed 10 times for defying the kingdom's ban on female drivers, a government official said Wednesday.

The man must be a raving liberal.

and the clerics dont like that at all

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

Things are looking up, however!

RIYADH, Saudi Arab — Saudi King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing a Saudi woman to be lashed 10 tlmes

just 10 lashes? That kinda small... I remember back then, a kid in my millitary secondary school, got up to 3 dozen of em lashes for bringing porn mag to school. and we didn't even have sharia law in the school.

Originally posted by johnogaziechi:

just 10 lashes? That kinda small... I remember back then, a kid in my millitary secondary school, got up to 3 dozen of em lashes for bringing porn mag to school. and we didn't even have sharia law in the school.

I'm sure it was a reform school, JO. They're a bit tougher.

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

Originally posted by johnogaziechi:

just 10 lashes? That kinda small... I remember back then, a kid in my millitary secondary school, got up to 3 dozen of em lashes for bringing porn mag to school. and we didn't even have sharia law in the school.

I'm sure it was a reform school, JO. They're a bit tougher.

nah just a military school, but then it was still military rule in Nigeria. Men they did flog the fear of God in to us. First day of school i got five strokes for walking instead of 'doubbling up' (jogging) to class. My God they should have been treated us for PTSD after graduation

http://www.theholyquran.org/?x=s_main&y=s_middle&kid=14&sid=2 http://www.theholyquran.org/?x=s_main&kid=5

Originally posted by johnogaziechi:

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

Originally posted by johnogaziechi:

just 10 lashes? That kinda small... I remember back then, a kid in my millitary secondary school, got up to 3 dozen of em lashes for bringing porn mag to school. and we didn't even have sharia law in the school.

I'm sure it was a reform school, JO. They're a bit tougher.

nah just a military school, but then it was still military rule in Nigeria. Men they did flog the fear of God in to us. First day of school i got five strokes for walking instead of 'doubbling up' (jogging) to class. My God they should have been treated us for PTSD after graduation

My what a lovely place, it seems like just the kind of country Smileyfaze would feel right at home in.

Hey Muttsfan you never know he might take a holiday there?! (ps But don't expect a card)

its a school not a country.

Eh?

Only thing that can be said about the OP is:

Originally posted by thedawgfan:

Only thing that can be said about the OP is:

That's what she said (or maybe not).