Saudi woman sentenced to lashes days after women win right to vote - CSMonitor.com

Saudi woman sentenced to lashes days after women win right to vote - CSMonitor.com: King Abdullah’s decision this week to give Saudi Arabia’s women the right to vote and run as candidates was heralded by many as an important breakthrough. And it is – as much as it can be in a country that is much more of a monarchy than a democracy.

But yesterday’s sentencing of a woman who dared to drive, defying the kingdom’s strict interpretation of Islam that frowns on women behind the wheel, serves as a reminder of how far the kingdom has yet to go to reach gender equality.

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