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June 7, 2007
Saudi Intellectuals Address Issue Of Women Drivers
Topics: Understanding Islam
MEMRI points out a television debate that aired May 19, 2007 on LBC TV, in which Saudi women's rights activist Sleiman Al-Sleiman, Intisar Falamban of the Saudi road safety department, and Dr. Sleiman Al-'Eid, head of the Islamic Culture department at King Saud University, debated whether women should be allowed to drive.
The mere fact that Saudi "intellectuals" actually take time to discuss whether or not women should drive, or even more important that it's an issue at all, bespeaks loudly of a society that resides so far outside the modern world that there's little wonder that an ideology that now threatens global modern, civilization around the world has evolved from it.
From MEMRI:
Al-'Eid, head of the Islamic Culture department at King Saud University, debated whether women should be allowed to drive.While Al-Sleiman stated that women needed to drive because they had begun to leave the home to work and do errands, Falamban argued that she was more concerned about protecting children from traffic accidents and was not demanding this right. Dr. Al-'Eid warned that driving would lead women to leave their homes more often, wear makeup, and uncover their faces, and would also undermine men's custodianship over them.
And to think that the Saudis are referred to as our "allies" in the War on Terror! What does this say about how far we have to go toward dragging much of the Islamic world "kicking and screaming" into the 21st century from the Middle Ages? So let's not forget that the Saudis are the largest sponsor and supporter of Islamic terrorism in the world (although it's a real horse race between Iran and Saudi Arabia, for being number one in support of terrorism), and the Saudis continue to spread the Wahhabi Cult across the Muslim world (including many Muslims in America) and teaching hate and intolerance, even of non-Wahhabi Muslims.
Besides, can you imagine how difficult it is to drive safely in a burka???
Be sure to read the excerpts from the debate at the link. You will either be completely disgusted, or fall out of your chair laughing.
Posted by Richard at June 7, 2007 6:58 AM
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