Saudi Men Plan to Beat Female Drivers
Activist Manal Alsharif recently jump-started a campaign to allow Saudi women to drive when she filmed herself behind the wheel. Now Saudi men are planning to put a stop to the fight for women’s rights by beating female drivers until they give up.
A Saudi group has launched what it is calling “The Iqal Campaign,” a reference to the rope (iqal) used to hold men’s headdresses in place. The group suggests that men use the ropes to hit female drivers.