Remember the “war on women” the GOP is supposedly waging? I wonder what progressive women would dub this:
Saudi Arabia has long been the only country in the world that does not allow women to drive. Now, there appears to be a new development in controlling the movements of its female population: the Kingdom has reportedly introduced an electronic tracking system alerting male guardians when a woman has left the country.
Reports emerged of the system last week when Manal al-Sherif, a women’s rights campaigner who has urged women to defy the driving ban, was alerted by a husband who received a message from the immigration authorities advising him that his wife had left the international airport in Riyadh. He happened to be traveling with her. [...]
Read more: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2012/11/24/real_war_on_women_saudi_arabia_implements_sms_wifetracking_system
Saudi Arabia has long been the only country in the world that does not allow women to drive. Now, there appears to be a new development in controlling the movements of its female population: the Kingdom has reportedly introduced an electronic tracking system alerting male guardians when a woman has left the country.
Reports emerged of the system last week when Manal al-Sherif, a women’s rights campaigner who has urged women to defy the driving ban, was alerted by a husband who received a message from the immigration authorities advising him that his wife had left the international airport in Riyadh. He happened to be traveling with her. [...]
Read more: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2012/11/24/real_war_on_women_saudi_arabia_implements_sms_wifetracking_system
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