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Riyadh : Saudi Arabia | Sep 28, 2011 at 8:36 PM PDT
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Women in Saudi Arabia were surprised when a court sentenced Shaima Jastaina, a woman guilty of violating the driving ban, 10 lashes, only a day after King Abdullah promised to protect women's rights and decreed that women would be allowed to participate in municipal elections in 2015, Huffpost World said.

The harsh sentence marked the first time a legal punishment had been handed down since women activists began their campaign in June to oppose the driving ban against women.

But on Wednesday, a government official speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media, said King Abdullah has overturned the 10 lashes ruling against the woman.

It was not clear whether the King had a change of heart on the court’s verdict or it had something to do with his promise he would appoint women to a currently all-male advisory body known as the Shura Council.

Yet his decision to suspend the lashing appeared the women were winning their cause.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/28/saudi-arabia-woman-driver-verdict_n_985857.html

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Posted By skooter skooter | over 1 year ago
Hurray for the feminists, three cheers.
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Reply By dunite dunite | over 1 year ago
thanks skooter for your kind support!
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Posted By RaulDeSouza RaulDeSouza | over 1 year ago
This is a great human like step taken by the King. He should be praised for overturning such an animal rule.
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Posted By northsunm32 northsunm32 | over 1 year ago
While the ruling is welcome if the King wanted he could just as easily give women permission to drive period. The problem too is that these issues are left to the king to decide.
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