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Why does saudi arabia bar women from driving what is their justification for this? |
Travel Info Why does saudi arabia bar women from driving what is their justification for this? Travel Tips The justification for not allowing women to drive is all based in the separation of the sexes. If a woman's car breaks down or she has some other type of trouble, she would be forced to interact with a male. That's the surface excuse - but to give women any rights - outside of the right to shop - in Saudi would go against the Wahhabist philosophy of total oppression. To allow a woman to drive would give her mobility and put her beyond the immediate control of her husband (or father or brother) and as women are viewed as little more than property, that just ain't gonna fly. Oh, and that whole safety excuse - lame. Men in this part of the world will go on and on and on and on about how women are queens, they need protection, choose to wear the hijab, etc. etc. etc. As this is a system created and maintained by men for men - all because men cannot control themselves and therefore throw the burden (and the blanket) on women - what would you expect from the oppressors who are just trying to keep their system in tact? Most Arab men have never once considered what life is really like for women over here. They might tell you they have - but considering such things over sheesha while your out with the boys and your wife is at trapped at home is pretty easy to do. Trying to implement a system where a woman is publically entitiled to an opinion and allowed to leave the house without a male escort is a completely different animal. Others It is mainly because their head dress only allows them very limited viewing. Cos women are crap drivers - I should know. I can't park without scraping half the paint off of my car! It is true. It seems like it is a tradition there and is accepted. May be because they want women will liberate themselves I am not Saudi, but if you live here you will realize what does respect of women means, you will realize what is the meaning of women鈥檚 rights, here every women is queen, by the way, in Islam, there is nothing prevents women to drive, but she is not allowed to travel alone, for her safety only, no other reason. James, in our world, there are too much differences. We should understand others culture and respect it, but the trouble is that respect requires education; it requires being informed about the object of respect, Respect is hard because you have to learn a little about others' values and practices. You have to know enough about those values and practices to understand why they are prized, and so why it is important to respect them. Just example, in my culture 鈥渘ot religion only鈥?eating pork and drinking alcohol is something digesting. In other cultures it is quite normal. Boy, I really feel bad for those poor Saudi women instead of driving themselves they have someone else do it for them, how horrible it must be to be treated like a queen. |
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