Women will be 'exposed to evil' if permitted to drive, says Saudi grand mufti

[pak-marine]

Women will be 'exposed to evil' if permitted to drive, says Saudi grand mufti
DAWN.COM — PUBLISHED ABOUT 4 HOURS AGO

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's top cleric Sheikh Abdullah al-Sheikh has justified a ban on driving for females, saying women behind the wheels would be "exposed to evil", reported The Independent.

Although driving is not technically illegal for women in Saudi Arabia, it is the only country in the world that prohibits women from doing so by not issuing licenses.

The cleric told a religious TV channel Almajd that men with "weak spirits" and who are "obsessed with women" could cause female drivers harm, and women driving alone would also leave families unaware of their whereabouts.

The cleric caused controversy earlier this year when he issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, against playing chess on television, saying the game was “included under gambling” and was “a waste of time and money and a cause for hatred and enmity between players”.

In 2014, Al-Sheikh had also used his platform to speak against social media and social networking site Twitter, calling it a “a source of lies” and "the source of all evil and devastation".

 

[Jaanbaz]

Well its their country, if they want to treat their women like cattle and herd then who are we to disagree? After all this is their superior ancient culture that Al-Hasni talks about in all of his posts.

 

[Nattmara]

Can confirm. I drove to the market over the weekend all by myself... the Devil himself tempted me!

"Just one bite." I thought, "I can resist the temptation!"

I lost that battle badly.

 

[salarsikander]

@alhamdani

 

[violin]

Well its their country, if they want to treat their women like cattle and herd then who are we to disagree? After all this is their superior ancient culture that Al-Hasni talks about in all of his posts.

"Their country, their laws" assumes that their entire country made those laws.

The women there didn't have any say in laws that made them beneath men. Come to think of it, men didn't have a say either - laws there are not made by men and women at large, but by a small handful of religious elite - all of them men, of course.

All adults choosing representatives who make laws on their behalf - ie, democracy - hasn't visited them yet.

 

[Jaanbaz]

"Their country, their laws" assumes that their entire country made those laws.

The women there didn't have any say in laws that made them beneath men. Come to think of it, men didn't have a say either - laws there are not made by men and women at large, but by a small handful of religious elite - all of them men, of course.

All adults choosing representatives who make laws on their behalf - ie, democracy - hasn't visited them yet.

I know, and when these clerics mean ''evil'' they basically mean independence, the worst nightmare for conservative Muslim men are independent Muslim women.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Stay classy Saudi Arabia.

Just be ready for when the oil runs out....

 

[waz]

He got it wrong. It's the men that will be exposed to the evil of women driving.

 

[Nattmara]

He got it wrong. It's the men that will be exposed to the evil of women driving.

Nuh uh. Nope, not buying. Those poor women were just going about their business, you know women stuff like blabbing endlessly about their day, or painting their nails, texting their bae, or something stupid like that, when all the sudden that bunghole cuts them off trying to get the perfect parking spot.

What's a poor, frightened women to do?

If you answered "gun it" and "sue for emotional damage" you have won.

 

[Zahoor Raja-Jani]

They already exposed to evil since Abdul Wahab.....what some can't imagine bigger then this...Iran, KSA and Pakistan during Zia's era the most bigot nations and probably would call axes of evils.

 

[T-123456]

He got it wrong. It's the men that will be exposed to the evil of women driving.

You should get a positive rating for this post.

 

[Zahoor Raja-Jani]

He got it wrong. It's the men that will be exposed to the evil of women driving.

Very well said my wife ruined my new SUV in Montreal last year....

 

[lastofthepatriots]

He got it wrong. It's the men that will be exposed to the evil of women driving.

You scored a point for MANkind.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Women will be 'exposed to evil' if permitted to drive, says Saudi grand mufti
DAWN.COM — PUBLISHED ABOUT 4 HOURS AGO

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's top cleric Sheikh Abdullah al-Sheikh has justified a ban on driving for females, saying women behind the wheels would be "exposed to evil", reported The Independent.

Although driving is not technically illegal for women in Saudi Arabia, it is the only country in the world that prohibits women from doing so by not issuing licenses.

The cleric told a religious TV channel Almajd that men with "weak spirits" and who are "obsessed with women" could cause female drivers harm, and women driving alone would also leave families unaware of their whereabouts.

The cleric caused controversy earlier this year when he issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, against playing chess on television, saying the game was “included under gambling” and was “a waste of time and money and a cause for hatred and enmity between players”.

In 2014, Al-Sheikh had also used his platform to speak against social media and social networking site Twitter, calling it a “a source of lies” and "the source of all evil and devastation".

What happens when self-driving cars arrive...

 

[Zahoor Raja-Jani]

What happens when self-driving cars arrive...

Hot blonds makes the mad....lols