Women's rights in Saudi Arabia

Progress at last! Women in Saudi Arabia to be allowed to drive!

Women in Saudi Arabia are to be allowed to drive – ending a law which made the Gulf nation the only country in the world to forbid female drivers.

On Twitter, the news was being celebrated widely.

The change, which will not happen immediately, was announced on state television and in a simultaneous media event in Washington.

Saudi woman in mini skirt causes uproar in Islamic country (video)

A young woman is at the center of a controversy about clothing in Saudi Arabia, after she posted videos of herself in one of the nation’s most conservative provinces wearing a short skirt and a cropped top.
Saudi outlets report that local officials are demanding an investigation, with social media users saying the unidentified women should face arrest.

Saudi King orders that women no longer need a man’s permission to travel, study or make police complaints

Saudi Arabia to give women more control over their life choices by relaxing male guardian system is welcomed as another small step for women in the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia is well known to be one of the world’s most gender-segregated nations, where women live under the supervision of a male guardian, cannot drive, and must wear head-to-toe black garments in public.

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