On 06 November 1990, Saudi women took to the streets of Riyadh during the first gulf war in their attempt for emancipation and to achieve additional rights. 47 Saudi women took to the streets of Riyadh protesting the laws which prohibited them from the right to drive. Sadly, in retrospect, little forward movement or progression resulted from the actions of the 47 maverick trail blazers. Instead some were arrested and most of them had their passports confiscated. A few were ordered to close down successful businesses they had at the time. The families and especially husbands and fathers were impacted as well. They were publicly chastised and presented as unable to control the women in their family.
Women driving in the Kingdom has hit the news again in the Kingdom and stories on this subject are being picked up and posted…
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