CBS News ISTANBUL -Dozens of women staged the biggest demonstration of its kind Saturday on the streets of Saudi Arabia, claiming a basic right in the rest of the world: the right to drive a car... Dozens of Saudi Arabian women posted online videos of themselves behind the wheel, rebelling against an unwritten rule... Video interview: Manal al-Sharif was arrested by Saudi Arabias religious police for driving in 2011. She told CBS News she also lost her job as a result and has received abuse and threats. You always have to be prepared when you speak up against the odds or the status quo to pay a price, she said. Profanity, lies, rumors. You could lose your job. You could lose everything. Its very clear that theres a divide in the government, said al-Sharif. You find those people who are pushing towards more empowering to women, and you find those people who like, no. That will open hells doors for us.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 03:05:07 +0000
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