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Saudi Clerics Protest Women Driving

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Human Rights, Politics, Protest, Religion, Women & Gender

‘A group of more than 100 conservative Saudi clerics gathered Tuesday at the Royal Court in Riyadh to protest against what they called “the conspiracy of women driving.”’ writes [1] Ahmed Al Omran at Riyadh Bureau.
Saudi women are planning to defy a ban on women driving [2] in the absolute monarchy on October 26.