It's a cool way to make loops and share on social networks. Here is my video with a few Coub I made in my Youtube channel.The culture of Saudi Arabia, ruled by King Abdullah, marks the 15th anniversary of its controversial ban on women’s driving in the kingdom. Many Saudi women see the ban as a means of subjugating them to the male-dominated culture of the country.
It all began when the king ordered the ban on May 24, 2003, just three months after Crown Prince Sultan was placed in the position of ruling power. Women have been prevented from driving since that date.
In a TV interview on Friday, a Saudi woman named Asraa Al-Qurnah asked if the driving ban was "the same in the West".
"Yes, we have the same experience there," answered Khaled al-Ajla, the General Director of the Interior Ministry’s Traffic Department.
"But to get them driving in the west is like a rite of passage and they understand why they need to get behind the wheel," added al-Ajla.
"In the east, there is no sense of hurry. Our culture is more relaxed. It doesn’t make sense to force them to drive when there is no need to."
As for women becoming drivers, that is not going to happen.
In Riyadh, the capital city, women are still restricted to driving in three areas: Al-Aman Mosque Road, which only accommodates ambulances, fire engines and police vehicles; the King Fahad Avenue, which only allows them to drive to the mosque; and the Al-Mansour Street, which only allows them to drive from the house of the mosque to the hospital.
The prohibition on women driving on the Al-Qudai’a Street was temporarily lifted on May 16, for the first time in 15 years, but it was reintroduced after the ban on Friday.
"Women don’t work. Their job is to work at home and take care of the house. It is a tradition from the past. The government is an official representative for all citizens. It is the job of the government to provide welfare," al-Ajla explained.
"If we allow them to drive, they will be ready to work on time. All our police officers and soldiers will be ready to fight and do their jobs. We have to work in harmony. There
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