2007-03-06 11:05:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Saudi Arabia
Inside Saudi Arabia women are forbidden to drive, a ban made official in 1990 by Fatwa (edict) issued by the Council of Senior Ulama (religious schoolars)
The offence of Khilwa (being alone with a male who is not an immediate relative), is punishment for both men and women, but it appears to be more frequently enforced on women.
Women in KSA who walk unaccompanied, or are in the company of a man who is neither their husband nor a close relative, are at risk of arrest on suspision of prostitution or other "moral" offences.
But anyway it's okay for a woman for have a male "driver". It's a difference if a woman rides with a man or if the man's profession is being a driver.
These rules/laws is for the whole Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and also includes Al Khobar & Dammam.
Take care.
@ABC: what's wrong with a woman and her "driver"?????
Hope God and the Angles will not find anything wrong with that. How else is a woman going from point A to point B???
2007-03-06 17:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
YOu know.. having read all this.. think about this.. (by the way. I live in Khobar) anyways.. Supposedly all the religious dudes say women cant drive (which isnt religious) and cant be in a car un chaperoned, but.. 90% of all women take taxi's, busses, shuddles, etc to work, school, shopping, and where ever they want by strange taxi drivers, buss drivers, etc. and these men are employed from foreign labor source and not even of the same religious faith, but fathers, husbands, brothers dont seem to mind this.. I find it all hypocritical.. You'd trust your pre-teen in a taxi with a strange foreigner, but wouldnt with some neighbor friend who happens to be a male..
2007-03-07 01:23:19 · answer #2 · answered by Mintee 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, officially they can not. But the fact is controls are less frequent in Khobar & Dammam than Riyadh.
2007-03-06 17:52:29 · answer #3 · answered by marechal_00 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Women in KSA, can ride while sitting at rear seat with their family driver, taxi driver or women employees with company driver etc.
2007-03-09 20:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Far from the same now if the woman slept with a bunch of guys you might be able to feel that way but a few partners in life doesn't ruin her granted we all want to be a person's first it doesn't happen like that most times be happy if you have someone who loves you
2016-03-28 22:00:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is a wrong observation. Women cannot ride in a car with a man if they are not legally married.
Cheers.
2007-03-06 17:32:16 · answer #6 · answered by Zain 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Man and women are not allowed to be alone if they are not officially marred, this is not only the Saudi rule, but it is our Islam instruction.
The question is, why should she go with him if they are not marred??? Unless their is something illegal “taboo” between them.
However, doing the wrong thing is something very easy, if you want to do it, police can’t watch every man and women, BUT, God Is Watching you, God is always there. His angels watch over you every second of the day. He sees you and knows all what you are doing.
2007-03-06 15:49:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
loool of corse NO !
but if u mean by man " driver " then the answer is yes & apllies everywhere lol =p
2007-03-10 06:33:57 · answer #8 · answered by Meamz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very very very very big NOOOOOOOO.
Women will ride camels by their own 75 years from now, but will never ever drive cars in Saudi. Not now or in the future.
Trust me in this.
2007-03-08 22:34:51 · answer #9 · answered by tsu200 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
every one can do what ever he like i mean if a woman wanted to ride with a man she don't know you will find many of men are happy to give here a ride no one will tell here no. so if you know some one who need the ride in jeddah i can proove it for you :o)
2007-03-06 19:05:52 · answer #10 · answered by Reasonable 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋