Saudi woman to be lashed for defying driving ban
 

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 10 lashes for breaking the country's ban on female drivers.

The woman, identified only as Shema, was found guilty of driving in Jeddah in July.

Women2drive, which campaigns for women to be allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, says she has already lodged an appeal.

In recent months, scores of women have driven vehicles in Saudi cities in an effort to put pressure on the monarchy to change the law.

The sentence comes two days after the Saudi leader King Abdullah announced women would be allowed to vote for the first time in 2015.

Two other women are due to appear in court later this year on similar charges, correspondents say.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15079620

Good. She knowingly broke the law. She must be punished.

Not beheaded, only lashes?

Wow, now that IS surprising.

My best friend's father was in the Navy, and in the 1970s they were stationed in Iran - the entire family. Seems his mother had to run off to pick off one of the kids at school, not thinking that it's illegal for women to drive there. Seems they had no idea what to do with her when they caught her driving...

I can't imagine being an American woman stationed there... either because of a spouse or because of enlistment. Wow, the amount of rage I'd feel at having to put up with those backwards rules would be pretty fucking hard to take.

It's OK, Obama is President now. He's not interested in Oil like that mean old Mr Bush. Surely he'll start telling the Saudi's to start respecting women and human rights.




Or not...
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Hope and Change Bitches!

Can't be much worse drivers than the men

Saudi Arabia is so mothafuckin backwards lol

My (hot and super white) friend grew up there, and while she loved it (for whatever reasons) she told me how if you are white, and driving a car, and an accident happens... ITS YOUR FAULT.

Doubt I'll ever check it out there.

Wish we had the same law here... :2 cents:

Hillary Clinton is awesome when it comes to pushing for women's rights. Hate her if you want, but she is on it.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...ic-growth.html

It scares me that women are still treated like this around the world. It makes me glad I am in the US.

What are you doing away from the kitchen?

They get the vote in 2015? Oh, how generous. God, these fuckwads make me ill. Someone should just string them up by their balls. If they are so right, Allah will save them.

Wish we had the same law here for women text/talking on cell phones. I'll bet 75% of the women I see aren't paying proper attention to the road.

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The laws should be applied across the whole world :1orglaugh

Textaphrenia = Thinking you've heard or felt a new text message vibration when there is really no message.

There's a reason behind them not being able to drive,

http://delhi4cats.files.wordpress.co...iled-women.jpg

they cant see shit!

Men are the same
 

Friend of min,e a deputy sheriff told me of one of his men, stopped a man driving home on a dangerous 4 lane, driving 90 mph on the shoulder, TV on the dash, while reading the Wall Street Journal. Then told the deputy, "can you hurry up. You can see I'm busy."

I hear she got her 10 lashes, either today or yesteray.

Wonder if it'll leave a scar. :(

الله أكبر

Nevermind...

can I start a tubesite with burka wearing women ?

Sounds like asians over here lol

This is sad....

lol, drifting like crazy in the middle of a regular road... :1orglaugh

You do the crime you gotta do the time.

Idiots!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you guys know she posted a video of herself driving on Facebook, and that is why they are punishing her? Since then, it is said lots more women are driving and they are not arresting them all.

bash it all you want, power of Facebook, changing the world. It's a movement now, and they are getting their rights.

here:
Manal Al Sharif

edit: not sure the original fb page, but that is one now.