Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Saudi Woman Sentenced to 10 Lashes for Driving; Women Are Not Allowed to Drive in Saudi Arabia

The Atlantic Wire website reports that a Saudi Arabian court today (September 27, 2011) sentenced a woman with 10 lashes for driving a motor vehicle.

Shaima Ghassaniya was given the painful sentence for defying the country's ban on women driving.

In the past, women in Saudi Arabia were detained for several days for driving, but had not been sentenced by a court.

The lashing sentence comes just a few days after Saudi King Abdullah announced that Saudi women will be given the right to vote and to run for office beginning in 2015.

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