Saudi group campaigns against ban on women driving

September 26, 2013 4:14 am by Reuters

A group of Saudi activists has begun another campaign for the lifting of a ban on women driving, urging women to get behind the wheel on October 26 in defiance, according to its website. The “October 26 Driving” campaign says it has gathered 8,700 signatures for a petition it published on September 21. “If the state refuses to lift this (driving) ban on women, we call on it to offer citizens its justifications for the ban,” reads the petition posted on the website…

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Saudi group campaigns against ban on women driving