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groovychkOne day.... but not on my watch. Jackass.
Abdullah, who became king on the death of his half-brother Fahd in August, told ABC that he was committed to increasing the rights of Saudi women, who are currently not permitted to drive cars and who need a male relative's permission to travel abroad or attend university.
"I believe the day will come when women drive," he said. "In fact, if you look at the areas in Saudi Arabia, the deserts and in the rural areas, you will find that women do drive.
Driving licenses for women "will require patience. In time, I believe it will be possible," the king said in the ABC report, which was posted on the Internet.
But when pressed on whether he would legalize female driving, Abdullah indicated Saudi men were too conservative for such a step any time soon.
"I value and take care of my people as I would my eyes ... I respect my people," he said.
Abdullah, who became king on the death of his half-brother Fahd in August, told ABC that he was committed to increasing the rights of Saudi women, who are currently not permitted to drive cars and who need a male relative's permission to travel abroad or attend university.
"I believe the day will come when women drive," he said. "In fact, if you look at the areas in Saudi Arabia, the deserts and in the rural areas, you will find that women do drive.
Driving licenses for women "will require patience. In time, I believe it will be possible," the king said in the ABC report, which was posted on the Internet.
But when pressed on whether he would legalize female driving, Abdullah indicated Saudi men were too conservative for such a step any time soon.
"I value and take care of my people as I would my eyes ... I respect my people," he said.
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Date: 2005-10-14 11:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-14 10:41 pm (UTC)i was thinking, y'know, i guess the main reason i'm agaist the dowry and chattel system is that i don't get paid enough and there is no way i could really dig in and start to achieve the true harem that jesus has waiting for me when i die.
i will say, while the chick next to me at work is fucking nuts, batty, weird, and over the top girly - she's not a bad driver. there's plenty of males that are assholish scary drivers, and while my co-worker might have A.D.D. and might LOOK like a scary driver (or voter) from the outside, she's not so bad. she's definitely not aggressive behind the wheel. she just has her own style. and, not unlike the smurfs, it's just a different sort of people doing their own thing their own way. abdullah needs to sit in the back seat a few times and check it out.