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Tripoli revolutionaries want action against women drivers
[Libya Herald] Members of the Islamist-leaning Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... Revolutionaries Shoura Council (TRSC) want to ban women drivers unless they are accompanied by a male relative. The Libya Herald has been told that a delegation from the group went to see Tripoli prime minister Khalifa Ghwell last week to demand that his "government" approve such action. Sources said they also demanded that there be completely separate universities and schools for males and females, that women be dismissed and replaced by males if the job they are doing can be done by men, and that secretaries must be male if they are working for a man because it would be haram for them to be alone in the office. The demand that women be prevented from driving unless accompanied by a male relative falls one step short of the situation in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... where women are not allowed to drive at all although they can sail boats and pilot planes. The chances of the Tripoli authorities agreeing to the demands are extremely slim. Quite apart from the massive costs of new schools and universities when then authorities can barely afford to pay for the present ones, Libyan women (and Libyan men as well) are most unlikely to accept any restrictions on their right to drive. Posted by: Fred 2015-09-13 |
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