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2015-01-01 12:58:12 UTC
Will probably behead them. The one non existent male god
theory leads to everlasting harm
excerpt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30602155
Saudi terrorism court 'to try women drivers'
25 December 2014 Last updated at 19:34 A still from a video, released
by Loujain al-Hathloul, shows her driving from the UAE to the Saudi
border
Two Saudi women who were detained for defying a ban on female drivers
are to be tried in a terrorism court, activists say.
Loujain al-Hathloul, 25, and Maysa al-Amoudi, 33, have been in
detention for nearly a month.
The women's cases had reportedly been transferred over comments they
had made on social media - rather than for their driving, according to
activists.
Saudi Arabia is the world's only country to forbid women from driving.
While it is not technically illegal for women to drive, only men are
awarded driving licenses - and women who drive in public risk being
fined and arrested by the police.
Saudi women have launched a series of campaigns - including on social
media - to demand an easing of the restrictions.
Under Saudi rules, women must be consigned to the passenger seat
A Saudi activist and writer, Hala al-Dosari, told the BBC's Newshour
programme that the transfer of the women's cases was being seen as "a
continuation of the effort of the authorities to curb dissent".
"This is not an isolated case," she said. "This is just a way to
really curb the momentum of campaigning and [the] engagement of
citizens."
Ms Hathloul was arrested on 1 December after she tried to drive into
the kingdom from neighbouring United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to
the AFP news agency.
Ms Alamoudi, a Saudi journalist based in the UAE, was also arrested
when she arrived at the border to support Ms Hathloul, the agency
says.
Both women have a large following on Twitter. Ms Hathloul tweeted
about her day-long wait at the Saudi border as she tried to enter the
country.
On Thursday, a court in al-Ahsa, in the east of the country, ruled
that the women should be tried at a specialised court in Riyadh that
was established to deal with terrorism cases.
theory leads to everlasting harm
excerpt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30602155
Saudi terrorism court 'to try women drivers'
25 December 2014 Last updated at 19:34 A still from a video, released
by Loujain al-Hathloul, shows her driving from the UAE to the Saudi
border
Two Saudi women who were detained for defying a ban on female drivers
are to be tried in a terrorism court, activists say.
Loujain al-Hathloul, 25, and Maysa al-Amoudi, 33, have been in
detention for nearly a month.
The women's cases had reportedly been transferred over comments they
had made on social media - rather than for their driving, according to
activists.
Saudi Arabia is the world's only country to forbid women from driving.
While it is not technically illegal for women to drive, only men are
awarded driving licenses - and women who drive in public risk being
fined and arrested by the police.
Saudi women have launched a series of campaigns - including on social
media - to demand an easing of the restrictions.
Under Saudi rules, women must be consigned to the passenger seat
A Saudi activist and writer, Hala al-Dosari, told the BBC's Newshour
programme that the transfer of the women's cases was being seen as "a
continuation of the effort of the authorities to curb dissent".
"This is not an isolated case," she said. "This is just a way to
really curb the momentum of campaigning and [the] engagement of
citizens."
Ms Hathloul was arrested on 1 December after she tried to drive into
the kingdom from neighbouring United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to
the AFP news agency.
Ms Alamoudi, a Saudi journalist based in the UAE, was also arrested
when she arrived at the border to support Ms Hathloul, the agency
says.
Both women have a large following on Twitter. Ms Hathloul tweeted
about her day-long wait at the Saudi border as she tried to enter the
country.
On Thursday, a court in al-Ahsa, in the east of the country, ruled
that the women should be tried at a specialised court in Riyadh that
was established to deal with terrorism cases.