{"id":422690,"date":"2017-09-27T11:14:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T11:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/27\/saudi-arabia-women-hail-end-of-driving-ban\/"},"modified":"2017-09-27T11:14:21","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T11:14:21","slug":"saudi-arabia-women-hail-end-of-driving-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/27\/saudi-arabia-women-hail-end-of-driving-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia women hail end of driving ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Campaigners in Saudi Arabia have hailed King Salman\u2019s decree allowing women to drive for the first time.<\/p>\n

One female activist called it a \u201cgreat victory\u201d, while another said things would \u201cnever be the same again\u201d.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s US ambassador has described the move as \u201cthe right decision at the right time\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving \u2013 and women are still subject to strict dress codes and gender segregation.<\/p>\n

Until now, only men were allowed licences and women who drove in public risked being arrested and fined.<\/p>\n

Campaigner Sahar Nassif told the BBC: \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it. I started laughing and jumping and screaming. It\u2019s a great victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to buy my dream car, a convertible Mustang, and it\u2019s going to be black and yellow!\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Latifah Alshaalan, a member of the Shura council, a government advisory panel, told broadcaster Al Arabiya: \u201cThis is a great victory for many Saudi women. This was the one file and issue which Saudi women have fought not just years, but decades for.\u201d<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s US ambassador, Prince Khaled bin Salman, confirmed that women would not have to get male permission to take driving lessons, and would be able to drive anywhere they liked.<\/p>\n

What has the road to reform been like?<\/h2>\n

Rights groups in the kingdom have campaigned for years to allow women to drive, and some women have been imprisoned for defying the rule.<\/p>\n

Female activists organised collective protests in 1990, 2011 and 2013, and posted online videos of themselves driving.<\/p>\n

In recent years, some members of the Saudi royal family have\u00a0expressed support<\/strong>for ending the ban.<\/p>\n

Last year, the government launched the Vision 2030 plan to modernise the economy \u2013 which was\u00a0seen as a sign\u00a0<\/strong>the country was moving towards reform.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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