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Saudi women petition king for right to drive
Friday June 15, 2012 08:29:31 PM,
AKI
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Riyadh: Six
hundred women in Saudi Arabia have signed a petition asking the
king to grant women the right to drive. Saudi Arabia is the only
country in the world that prohibits women from getting behind the
wheel of a car.
The petition will be presented to King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz
Sunday, the first anniversary of the launching of the Women2Drive
campaign.
The petition asks for "the possibility for women to get a driving
license in nearby countries and allowing them to start driving".
"Our initiative is not aimed at violating laws. We only want to
enjoy the right to drive like all women over the world," says the
petition signed by Manal al-Sherif, who in 2011 launched an
internet campaign encouraging Saudi women to challenge the driving
ban.
The petition also asks the monarch to open driving schools in
Saudi Arabia that can in future issue licenses to women. It
thanked Aziz for giving women the right to vote in municipal
elections starting in 2015.
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