Women can now Cycle in Saudi Arabia
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Women can now Cycle in Saudi Arabiahttp://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201304022007-0022651
Saudi women can now legally bike in public, under certain conditions. On Monday, Saudi Arabia's Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice overturned a previous ban on cycling and motorbiking for women. The ruling stipulates that women must wear a full-body abaya, be accompanied by a male relative, and stay within certain areas. They are allowed to bike for recreational purposes only, not as a primary mode of transportation.
So what do we think, progress even if it is small?
Or just a meaningless concession to distract people from larger issues.
Particularly interested in Muslims views on the matter, do you think this blatant discrimination of women needs to end in SA? -
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaThey have been liberated ! Viva la Saudi Arabia !!!!!(Original post by Syrokal)
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201304022007-0022651
Saudi women can now legally bike in public, under certain conditions. On Monday, Saudi Arabia's Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice overturned a previous ban on cycling and motorbiking for women. The ruling stipulates that women must wear a full-body abaya, be accompanied by a male relative, and stay within certain areas. They are allowed to bike for recreational purposes only, not as a primary mode of transportation.
So what do we think, progress even if it is small?
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaGods be praised!(Original post by Sammi_K?)
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaYes the discrimination should end. What annoys me though is that a lot of Saudi women actually don't want to drive etc (I know this isn't about driving but I'm just explaining my point) and these ladies are mostly from wealthy backgrounds (thereore a minority). They forget that most women in Saudi are not rich and a lot of the women don't always have a male guardian to take care of them so they need to look after themselves and their families. In order to do so there should be more jobs open to females and driving should be allowed. I love Saudi in general as I have my roots there but some of the laws are ridiculous and have no place in ANY century. And they use Islam as an excuse but Islam doesn't ban women from doing the things that a bunch of so called clerics are banning women from doing.
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaThat would kill all the religious freaks in Saudi Arabia. K.O.(Original post by sabian92)
I assume riding wearing this will still get your hands cut off and you stoned to death?
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaI know but it's a great reason to cycle in the summer. If there's somebody hot in lycra it makes your journey far better haha :P (Male or female, not picking on one or the other(Original post by Sammi_K?)
That would kill all the religious freaks in Saudi Arabia. K.O.
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaI don't know why you are particularly interested in Muslim views O.P.I view Saudi Arabia as an oppresive dictatorship (Which I hope any sane person does) following one mans ("sheikh" wahhabi) view of Islam. He only became known and influential as he was a good friend of Ibn Saud.
The average Saudi person does not support these oppresive measures, Barely any having grounding in Islam.
What worries me more are the schools and mosques Saudi Arabia are funding across the world, along with textbooks, exporting their crazy ideology along with it.
The reason they banned driving for women if I remember right was because it would cause "social chaos" and lead to a shortage of "female virgins" etc..
They also say that a Muslim women should cover everything except one eye...
I would never step foot in such a place but it is a duty to do pilgrimages in ones lifetime in Islam.
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaSomeone actually said that!? Well then, I guess Islam is to blame for such oppression!(Original post by Umar1)
They also say that a Muslim women should cover everything except one eye...
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaIt is a widely held belief amongst the salafis.(Original post by Minion)
Someone actually said that!? Well then, I guess Islam is to blame for such oppression!
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi Arabia(Original post by Umar1)
I don't know why you are particularly interested in Muslim views O.P.I view Saudi Arabia as an oppresive dictatorship (Which I hope any sane person does) following one mans ("sheikh" wahhabi) view of Islam. He only became known and influential as he was a good friend of Ibn Saud.
The average Saudi person does not support these oppresive measures, Barely any having grounding in Islam.
What worries me more are the schools and mosques Saudi Arabia are funding across the world, along with textbooks, exporting their crazy ideology along with it.
The reason they banned driving for women if I remember right was because it would cause "social chaos" and lead to a shortage of "female virgins" etc..
They also say that a Muslim women should cover everything except one eye...
I would never step foot in such a place but it is a duty to do pilgrimages in ones lifetime in Islam.
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The Salafis/Wahabis make me facepalm sometimes, what does driving have to do with virginity... -
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaClearly they're extremely worried about dogging.(Original post by IdeasForLife)
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaNo, she would get invited into one of the Saudi princes' private areas, to much on his private areas.....a fate worse than mutilation and stoning I think.(Original post by sabian92)
I assume riding wearing this will still get your hands cut off and you stoned to death?
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Re: Women can now Cycle in Saudi ArabiaI'm sure some disapproving men would run them over
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