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Essay / position - 904
Saudi Arabia is the only country where women cannot drive. It's a never-ending debate between who needs it and who doesn't. This question has been asked since the 1990s. The first movement started in 1990, followed by another in 2011 and the last one on October 26, 2013 and all of them failed to achieve the goal of banning women from driving. During the last campaign in 2013, activists were optimistic that they would not encounter any difficulties; but, two days before their demonstration, the Interior Ministry reaffirmed that women were banned from driving. The ministry also warned the women and their supporters that any violations would be punished. However, a large number of people in Saudi Arabia are opposed to women driving. Their argument focused on religion and social tradition. Religious people are against women driving. Their argument that women drive is against Islamic laws. Scholars of Islamic laws apply anything and have no clear statements in the Quran and Hadith to evaluate. They see it as an ultimate advantage or disadvantage. Since the conduct does not fit into any clearly stated category, they prohibit it. They have two reasons for prohibiting driving. Conservatives think it's likely that a woman behind the wheel would be harassed. The number of harassment cases reported in the National Post is increasing. A local Saudi newspaper reported that more than 3,100 cases of sexual harassment were recorded against women in 2012." They use this report to support their argument. The other reason is that driving a car would allow more mixing between men and women, which would lead to temptation. A Muslim religious professor of literature and history explained: “Driving can lead to temptations that could harm the sanctity of women. . . "Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country and most of its social norms are written...... middle of paper ...... If she drove her car, she would spend half as much as the amount spent on l purchase of the car and the expenses. The Quran revealed to the Prophet: “I will not deny any man or woman among you the reward of his work” In the eyes of Islam, l. man and woman are not doubles, but compliments, physical and biological differences but equal rights Women are human and must be equal to men because their rights do not contradict Islamic law. women against harassment and protecting their dignity is a noble thing, but this could be addressed through education and regulation. Modesty would not disappear from women because they are proud to be Muslim and to have been raised in the country. Islam. However, allowing women to drive will make their lives easier. may face difficulties at first, but it will make up for the inconveniences in a short time.