tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415718106828916998.post6034353098839607906..comments2024-01-27T09:36:56.661-08:00Comments on Saudi Women Driving: Arab News Editorial: The driving issueKay Hardy Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655646072881460264noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415718106828916998.post-49384497031552497482011-10-02T17:14:42.998-07:002011-10-02T17:14:42.998-07:00fully supportive of the campaign and these women a...fully supportive of the campaign and these women are doing great work. I'm always following the updates and this site is a great resource.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415718106828916998.post-54344647794290620652011-10-01T11:20:29.612-07:002011-10-01T11:20:29.612-07:00Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Suzanne. Mo...Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Suzanne. Most of the time I reprint news stories and editorials about the issue of Saudi women driving from media outlets, trying to pull together stories, opinion and analysis in one place. I print opinion pieces both for and against women driving to give both sides a voice here. If you want to comment directly to the editors of the Arab News who wrote the article, follow the link in my posting to the newspaper site and express yourself there too. Of course, glad to have your view here as well. Thank you for weighing in!Kay Hardy Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10655646072881460264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415718106828916998.post-26172373949962763012011-10-01T11:13:34.737-07:002011-10-01T11:13:34.737-07:00To say Saudi Arabia moves slowly is the understate...To say Saudi Arabia moves slowly is the understatement of the century and I don't see anything to celebrate about. It was only in 1922 that women here in Ireland were granted the right to vote and that was considered late. It really puts it into context that only 90 years later Saudi women are allowed to vote; it really shows that the deprivation of women continues. You are very optimistic by saying the king is 'a champion of modernisation and reform.' Forgive me if I'm wrong but isn't he the same king who represents a country which still requires women to have a male guardian, where women are stoned to death, where women are third class citizens? I've been following the #women2drive campaign and I respect the women who are standing up for what is one of the most basic rights a person can have. I think this issue has highlighted even further the major problems in Saudi Arabia. I must ask, why isn't every single woman in Saudi Arabia revolting against the king/the government?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com