Saudi Arabian Court Orders Woman Flogged For Driving

Just after we ran a rare congratulatory piece on the Saudi King giving the right to vote to woman, the Saudi courts gave a chilling reminder of the plight of women in the Kingdom by sentencing Shaima Ghassaniya to be flogged for driving.

Ghassaniya will be given 10 lashes for the crime of driving — and violating the rules against such conduct. Notably, it is not the law but religious edicts that prohibit such driving — laws enforced in the Kingdom with no separation of Mosque and State.

Source: NPR