Tag Archives: Saudi Arabia

Saudi women can vote but can’t drive to vote

by on 28. Sep, 2011 in Internet, Islam, Middle East, Politics

Whenever there is a news that comes out of Saudi Arabia, I feel like I am in 14th century. Oh wait, according to them, it is the 14th century. It’s 21st century when it comes to bulldozing historical sites for new 5-star hotels but when it comes to laws, it’s a whole different game. It’s [...]

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[VIDEOS] – Saudi Women Defying Driving Ban

by on 17. Jun, 2011 in Internet, Middle East, News, Videos, World

Saudi Women2Drive campaign is currently in full swing. Many videos, photos and stories of women driving are being posted all over the web; especially social media sites like Twitter (sorry Facebook). Here are few videos I found of women driving. Do you know of other videos? Post the link below…

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Saudi Women2Drive Campaign in Retrospect

by on 08. Jun, 2011 in Internet, Islam, Middle East, Videos

Manal Al-Sharif, a 32-year-old information-technology expert and female activist, recently lead the fight to give Saudi women the right to drive. Manal started a Facebook campaign urging Saudi women to get behind the wheel in mass numbers on June 17, 2011 and protest the longtime driving ban. She posted a video of herself driving and [...]

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