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WHY WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRIVE All My dear Friends - I have been missing the blogs here and posting anything because I have been involved in rather hectic activity in the education sector. It seems unlikely to change in near future but I shall be here from time to time. Do, please pardon me !! I am posting a little story here too - ladies, please, be careful !! Rofl .......... You have all been missed. Fondest best wishes ... Friendly 133 WOMEN DRIVERS RISK DAMAGE TO OVARIES RIYADH: A conservative Saudi Arabian cleric has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing with clinical problems, countering activists who are trying to end the Islamic kingdom's male-only driving rules. A campaign calling for women to defy the ban in a protest drive on October 26 has spread rapidly online over the past week and gained support from some prominent women activists. On Sunday, the campaign's website was blocked inside the kingdom. In an interview published on Friday on the website sabq.org, Sheikh Saleh bin Saad al-Lohaidan said women aiming to overturn the ban on driving should put "reason ahead of their hearts, emotions and passions". Reuters earlier wrongly identified him as Sheikh Saleh bin Mohammed al-Lohaidan, a member of the senior council of scholars, one of the top religious bodies in the birthplace of Islam. By contrast, Sheikh Saleh bin Saad al-Lohaidan, the person quoted in the sabq.org report, is a judicial adviser to an association of Gulf psychologists. His comments reflect the extent of opposition to women driving among some conservatives in Saudi Arabia. "If a woman drives a car, not out of pure necessity, that could have negative physiological impacts as functional and physiological medical studies show that it automatically affects the ovaries and pushes the pelvis upwards," he told Sabq. "That is why we find those who regularly drive have with clinical problems of varying degrees," he said. He did not cite specific medical studies to support his arguments. The ban on women driving is not backed by a specific law, but only men are granted driving licences. Women can be fined for driving without a licence but have also been detained and put on trial in the past on charges of political protest. Sheikh Abdulatif Al al-Sheikh, the head of the morality police, told Reuters a week ago that there was no text in the documents making up sharia, or Islamic law, that barred women from driving. King Abdullah has pushed some cautious reforms aimed at expanding women's freedoms in Saudi Arabia, including opening more employment opportunities for them, but he has not addressed the issue of driving. "To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle" - Zarathustra |
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We were wondering how you were! Glad that it's work pressures keeping you away! Saudi men prefer to keep their women under their thumbs. It's all about control.
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6/15/2014 10:48 am |
Definitely a male control issue. We'd be in big trouble if such a ban were in place here. Chuck has problems backing up and judging distances even in the small Explorer. His health problems include lack of stamina . If he had to do all of the driving it would take 2 days to go 200 miles. Me, on the other hand, has to control my energy strictly, use to race sports cars and had a license to drive a tractor trailer. So thankful to live in a country that allows us to use our strengths for mutual good. Spiritwoman ^i^
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6/16/2014 5:18 am |
I think men should be prohibited from driving. There is a reason women pay less for car insurance - they are safer drivers. I wonder how many lives would be saved if we were banned from getting behind the wheel?
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I know the bullies, ET; my sister was married to one and things stayed that way for about five years till she stood up to him and told him to go ahead and carry out his threat which, of course, did not happen. She also told him if he lifted his hand on her, she will set the house on fire - lol !! Mullahs are incorrigible, don't you think so ??  Have a nice Tuesday !! "To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle" - Zarathustra
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Many thanks for your concern, Rocketship - work pressures continue but all they do is to give me much less ME time. No anxiety though !! In fact, what you said about the Saudi men, is applicable, by and ;large, to all backward societies. There are very few not so advanced societies/social systems in the world which equate the genders, unfortunately !! Many thanks - have a great day ."To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle" - Zarathustra
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It certainly is a male control syndrome manifesting in the garb of faith and medicine. The Mullah should be hung for such ignorance being perpetrated but then the powers that be in such countries wish to continue that way  .There was a novel protest in a small town of about 10000 in India (10000 is a small town in my country seeing our population) where all the ladies went on strike on some gender issues and decided on a love strike. The news item says that the Town Council met and conceded to the ladies' demand !!Have a wonderful day, SpiritGirl  . "To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle" - Zarathustra
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Many thanks for your concern, My dear Jan - I know what a gem of a friend you are. I am well but just a bit busy - seem to have bitten off more than I can chew but am enjoying it. "To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle" - Zarathustra
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Thanks SpunkyLady - you feel your license being taken away was justified but that is not quite the case with Mullahs. This lot has come up with all kinds of ideas - one of them in France said that ladies should not eat bananas or cucumbers because it gives them 'bad' ideas. You have a wonderful day and celebrate. "To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle" - Zarathustra
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I agree with you on ban on men driving, Rentier; ...... and mullahs should be cas..ated - what do you say ?? Thanks - have a nice day !! "To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle" - Zarathustra
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These mullahs and men may or may not know their Qur'an but definitely know what they want from their women and all others. Then they systematically garb it in faith and proclaim it. I know by now God and the Prophet must be highly offended by what has been preached in their name. Have a wonderful evening, enjoy your dinner. have a good night's restful sleep to wake up to a beautiful day tomorrow. and KsOCs !!"To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle" - Zarathustra
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