2008-01-21 Saudi Arabia to lift driving ban on women
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- when: 2008-01-21
- topics: Saudi Arabia rebellion women
- link: http://www.gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi arabia/10183676.html
- title: Saudi Arabia to lift driving ban on women
- summary: “Saudi Arabia is to lift the ban on women drivers in an attempt to stem a rising suffragette-style movement in the kingdom. ... The move is designed to forestall protests for greater freedom by women, which have recently included campaigners driving cars through the kingdom in defiance of a threat of detention and loss of livelihoods.”