Saudi Arabian women driving back up Clinton-Washington Times

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after remaining silent for the first time this week bowed to international pressure, the Islamic women's driving of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia based lifted the ban on women who wish to have indicated their support.

"This woman is brave, you are doing right and what they are looking for. By that, and Mrs. Clinton"move and support them, Frank told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday, and feminism.

Mrs. Clinton Saudi Arabia women in the comments group, which supports the whole the Department of State for driving Victoria Nuland said the day after, the spokesman said the human rights problems openly selected Secretary ' quiet diplomacy ' is supported, but through the

Catherine Ashtonon Wednesday, the European Union , Saudi Arabia women, came from Foreign Minister in her support Maja Kocijancicaccording to the spokesman.

EU treatment where they stand up for their rights, "he said in support of the people. " Saudi women who [NULL] is that equality requires taking to exercise their rights."

Saudi Arabia womenMrs. Clinton's initial silence on the driving exercise highlights the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Benjamin Joffe-Walt, United States diplomatic sensitivity towards human rights Change.orgCommunity action website, their campaign Saudi women about driving for being used by said Editor.

" Saudi Arabia these statements can be seen as very meaningful, by" Mr. Joffe-the Washington Times said in an e-mail to walk. " The Saudi Government Clinton means nothing if the [wife] Saudi women to do this a month ago have statements she started putting pressure on."

Support Saudi womendriving a month ago on the door of the largely unorganized and growing international support for the exercise highlighted. Change.orgpostings about 25 women through informal group in order to support his cause in person has collected more than 100,000 signatures in 150 countries.

Saudi Arabia Governmentfatwa or religious edict, man, according to the 1991 prohibiting women from taking the wheel by the clergy in the driver's license issued. In the oil-rich Kingdom, as well as a woman in a car, operating on a bicycle was the only country in the world.

Nadya Khalife, human rights watch women's rights researcher for the Beirut-based driver or male guardians employed home said banned without waiting for a call from a woman's mobility in driving at night.

When you start a campaign to topple the driving ban on women's rights activist Manal Shah on May 21, Saudi Arabiadriving in Alkhobar al-Reef, allegedly arrested. The 32-year-old Internet security consultant was arrested by Saudi authorities for 9 days. She has since "Saudi Arabia Rosa Parks," America's civil rights marchers in black-only section of the public bus in the 1960s, refused to ride has been called.

Saudi Arabia women for Member athletic organization via email and Facebook. They held a protest on Friday, country driving ban when the international drivers license Saudi women for several dozen solidarity throughout the country.

" Saudi Arabia with 20 years in the making, this is the home of a woman who grew up in a revolution," Ms. Khalife said.

Women are banned from driving in Saudi Arabia-the Christian Science Monitor about Islam

Saudi Arabia in 1990, 11/6 "culture" is a driving ban, 47, and Saudi women defied the ban when the veiled King Abdul Aziz Highway Riyadhand 14-vehicle convoy drove on. They are in their military vehicles during Desert Storm and Saddam Hussein, former Iraq attacks in the United States women in Gis Kuwaitarrived in the Kingdom of Kuwait was inspired by the women.

Their uprising these women were arrested and imprisoned for several hours and confiscated their passports. They were summarily dismissed from their jobs for one year banned from traveling abroad. Soon after, Saudi authorities banned the fatwas, or religious edict on women driving by the explicit issue.

Ironically, it is essentially a ban on the Islamic monarchy, especially since it is unIslamic is a matter for. Muslim women have been made Mecca lack of male relatives, without limitation, for centuries a pilgrimage: solo The recognition of their travel as individuals of their rights in the Islamic Group.

One of the Agency's evidence of women's freedom-Al-ayyam on Muslim Sahaba ( Prophet Muhammadfellow,)-take a look at the very genesis of the only. Early Islamic feminists have all faith in Islam dear literate role models. The most illustrious Prophet and Khadija, the first Muslim, the Prophet's first wife, Aisha, the wife later canonized in Islamic history.

Khadija, Muhammad's first wealthy merchant woman and the employer (a trusted intermediary) she later marriage proposal provides. She continued her business dealings after marriage and is considered an archetypal Muslim women entrepreneurs. The possibility of economic gender equality within Islam, Khadija, and she traveled often exemplifies and independently as a trader.

Aisha and her autonomy, knowledge, and her spouse during the cherry blossom is famous for the outstanding leadership that would completely. The Prophet himself publicly acknowledged her scholarship: "red headed one learns your anti-religious!"

Two women are well-Al-Momeneen-as the mother of the faithful, among the most esteemed of Islam. These women are seen as full Islamic Group of Trustees.

Both are conducted their business whether Islam is clearly marked on the papers, trade or training independently. Both of them as a means to complete the task and the horse has been documented to be a camel. Both the role of women in rural and pastoral of Arabia once allowed at work when the home is operating throughout their operating outside the home.

More Saudi women records driving video-New York Times (blog)

Shah manal al-Reef, Saudi activist, 2008 television interview in Saudi Arabia to discuss the role of women.

Shah manal al-Reef Saudi activist who is more at least 10 days is detained women drivers in Saudi Arabia to ignore the prohibition of women for the encouragement, was arrested this week, her lawyer told the Ap on Thursday.

Mr Sharif, a 32-year-old IT consultant allegedly showed her driving around the city of Khobar last week upload video to Youtube to disturb public order for the was arrested on Sunday .

Robert booth and Mona Mahmood report Mr. Sharif's arrest since the guardian of different Saudi women video clips of driving themselves, and more than 20,000 fans are Facebook page posted them she-only.

The English-language Arab News, Saudi newspapers reporting that, Adnan Al-Saleh, Ms. Sharif's lawyer denies his client once and for all other local newspapers said the report in the Wednesday in tears and broken down her arrest after she had repented. According to her lawyer Ms. Sharif and said, "I did cry and does not stop."

Arab News also reported:

Both sexes of 1000 citizens on the one hand, the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Al-Sharif asked the immediate release of the guardian of the petition for signature. Zheng activists, bloggers, academics and students.

Fellow activists who Ms. Sharif during the last week of the drive, Wajiha suggestions Howeidar, my colleagues in the Government of the Kingdom of her friend mobilization planned mass June 17, to protest the ban on driving schedule, and support for Facebook and Twitter were used to the fact that especially threatened Neil MacFarquhar camera process.

The guardian, she was driving around town, she discussed the ban and the amount Howeidar with it shows a campaign against it on the site of the Ms. Sharif's transcript copies driving video has been posted. Three years previously, Ms. Howeidar mark mark international women's day on Youtube, behind the wheel of his a similar video was published.

Eman Al Nafjan, who is on Twitter Saudiwoman , recorded as according to blogger Yang Sharif's arrest by the religious leaders to uniformly in a country that does not support the ban [NULL], stimulating debate about. Writesshe is.

Ultra-conservative Manal has come out in full force against. Sheikh Nasser Al-Omer on the issue of women driving preaching . At the beginning of the video he claims he who United States field, oil Saudi Arabia plan to take the United States are drawing up expert in American newspapers read threatens Iran TV channel as well. So driving women's issues not raised right or whether it is prohibited by Islam; is for it is supported by the Liberals who Shia started by conspiring against the country are secular Jews and the West. [...]

On the other hand, who has come out in support of Manal sheikhs and driving ban. Sheikh Dr. Eissa al-Ghaith, judge, with the support of women driving their Facebook page page on. Dr. Sheikh Mohammed Al Ahmari Manal and driving prohibition for his support very candid . And the recent past, a highly respected Albani who laughed the woman driving from Islam should be banned, including proposed sheikhs.