[foreshadowed at waco]

Saudi scholars still have reservations about photo ID cards for women, insisting they be identified by fingerprints rather than revealing their likeness in photographic form. The government decided not to wait for their agreement and went ahead with the new image-bearing cards anyway.

I see this as a good sign. Imagine actually being allowed to show your face in public after years of enforced seclusion behind a veil. Freeing the women of Saudi Arabia one step at a time will bring about great changes IMHO.

[Vinnie_Vidi_Vici]

Saudi scholars still have reservations about photo ID cards for women, insisting they be identified by fingerprints rather than revealing their likeness in photographic form. The government decided not to wait for their agreement and went ahead with the new image-bearing cards anyway.

I see this as a good sign. Imagine actually being allowed to show your face in public after years of enforced seclusion behind a veil. Freeing the women of Saudi Arabia one step at a time will bring about great changes IMHO.

I guess this sorta undercuts the argument of that Muslim woman in florida that's asking to have her license re-instated because she won't be photographed full-face for the photo ID!