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2005-06-02 Arabia

Women Driving a Social Issue, Says Prince Naif

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Posted by Fred 2005-06-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In the old days, of course, all those foreign drivers would have been made eunuchs, removing the threat. But then, in the old days the Saudis hung out at the oases, robbing the occasional passing caravan.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-06-02 07:59|| 2005-06-02 07:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Must be a drivers ed class at Emma Willard School

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-06-02 08:36|| 2005-06-02 08:36|| Front Page Top

#3 It'll be moderately, but not extremely, interesting to see how many devout Soddy women refuse to take off their veils for their photos, and what the authorities' reaction will be...

AFAICR, the Saudis require the exposure of the face for ID photos. Any refusal will probably be met with beatings, just like everything else in SaudiLand.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-06-02 08:57|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-06-02 08:57|| Front Page Top

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