Topic > Should women drive in Saudi Arabia? - 742

As many know, Saudi Arabia is one of the most conservative countries in the world, if not the most conservative, and the only country that bars women's right to drive. However, things are about to change as a group of activists have launched a campaign called "Help October 26th". Basically, this campaign encourages all women to get in the car and drive on October 26th. This campaign started a huge debate on whether or not women should drive in Saudi Arabia. Anyone who grew up in the West would wonder why they shouldn't drive? However, it is necessary to first understand the situation in Saudi Arabia. The way people drive in Saudi Arabia is crazy. I mean, imagine all cars don't follow traffic laws. You can go as fast as the car goes and you won't get stopped at all. Which leads to the death of nineteen people every day on the country's roads. To better understand the situation in Saudi Arabia, you need to know the social traditions and the way people live. Saudis believe that women should not reveal their bodies but only their faces. This is because Islam says so. However, more and more teenagers in public, including on highways, harass women, which has led to the establishment of the religious police. The role of the religious police is simply to make sure that no one harasses women and that the streets remain safe. People against the campaign reason on both points mentioned. First, traffic laws are not strict and more cars and drivers would only make things worse. Secondly, society is not ready to accept the fact that a woman can drive. The people behind the campaign argue that there are no specific laws preventing women from driving, and they are absolutely right. There is no such law that… halfway down the paper… can assure you that in 10 years women will be driving on the streets. The constitution of Saudi Arabia is taken from the Quran and Sunnah. Every law they make is based on what the Quran says. When you come to the topic of women's guidance and look for it in the Quran, you will not find anything that says it is forbidden. Therefore, the Saudi government can no longer ban women because it is not based on the Quran, therefore the "Constitution". In summary, Saudi Arabia is a conservative country and the debate on women driving has shown us that people are on the edge of freedom. changing. Women have every right to lead and the government should take serious measures to make this happen. It should allow them to drive to the satisfaction of both sides because each side has valid points and the only way that will work is new laws that ensure women drive safely.