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Saudi Women 'to Be Allowed Driving Licences'
BBC ^
| 26 September 2017
Posted on 09/26/2017 12:42:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
King Salman had issued a decree allowing women to be given driving licences, the Saudi Press Agency said.
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that has forbidden women from driving.
Rights groups have campaigned for years to allow women
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cars; driving; muslimwomen; muslimworld; saudi; saudiarabia; third100days
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To: nickcarraway
Instead of a traffic ticket, the cop will just stone them to death.
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:45:13 PM PDT
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: nickcarraway
Yes it is true that Saudi women may now obtain licenses to drive a motor vehicle. However the law stays in effect which forbids Saudi women to ride in the front seat of a motor vehicle.
To: nickcarraway
What could possibly go wrong?.....................
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:47:07 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: nickcarraway
Yes, yes, yes -
But can Saudi women kill their own children inside the womb for the sake of convenience with impunity?
Only then can they truly be free...
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:47:19 PM PDT
by
Paulie
(America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
To: billyboy15
Might want to stay off the roads for a while, just in case...
To: Red Badger
I suspect their peripheral vision is going to somewhat impeded by the Hefty garbage sacks they wear.
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:48:14 PM PDT
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: Dr. Pritchett
Wonderful, cars will now be driving by huge black pickles with eyes.
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:48:53 PM PDT
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: billyboy15
However the law stays in effect which forbids Saudi women to ride in the front seat of a motor vehicle.
There have always been backseat drivers. Now, they can get licensed!
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:49:45 PM PDT
by
married21
( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
To: Pilgrim's Progress
They will have to be accompanied at all times by a male relative................
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:50:11 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: married21
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:51:47 PM PDT
by
lacrew
To: nickcarraway
Maybe it will help bring an end to that kingdom of inbreds.
To: nickcarraway
Here are some future Saudi Arabian drivers.
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:52:58 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: nickcarraway
I wonder if they will be allowed to uncover their faces so that every woman’s license will actually look like the person, or will they be required to remain covered so every license looks the same anyway?
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:53:48 PM PDT
by
originalbuckeye
('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell)
To: Red Badger
Of course, otherwise they will be stoned for being suspected of having a secret rendezvous with guys.
And this is a WIN for Saudi women how?
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:54:34 PM PDT
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: originalbuckeye
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posted on
09/26/2017 12:55:59 PM PDT
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: DannyTN
They going to put periscopes out those garbage bags so they can see to drive ?
To: Red Badger
Training more homicide bombers.
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posted on
09/26/2017 1:17:00 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: SgtHooper
As long as it’s not a stick shift..................
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posted on
09/26/2017 1:26:24 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: billyboy15
LOL. So they can drive ( many wearing a full face covering without even eye slits), but they can’t leave the house without an adult male from their family....
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posted on
09/26/2017 1:48:26 PM PDT
by
Kozak
(DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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