Comments on: Saudi Arabia: The Jerusalem Post take on the Mahrem System

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:33:36 +0000

May one day women enjoy equal treatment as men.

By: Susanna

Susanna — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:25:23 +0000

I wonder if women in the KSA should approach the government for prisoners’ rights. What a nasty place to live – for women.

By: Jerry M

Jerry M — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:39 +0000

*Given the careless editing

By: Jerry M

Jerry M — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:15:48 +0000

The Jerusalem post makes a mistake but the bulk of the article in correct (if I can judge by what the Saudi Woman blog posted recently). Given the careless edition of so many news outlets, I think it one can give JPost a pass on this one.

By: radha

radha — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:37:57 +0000

i think the driving is not a big deal if you have the means .. whenwe were there i was fortunate enough to have a car anddriver at my disposal, so i flit in and out withotu trouble, again i never crossed the city limits .but i have on occasion gone to bahrain and back with just my kdis andthe driver. ( i did have papers on me at all times) but i guess they just thougtht i was the maid
but i have freinds who didn’t have this convience have to wait all day for their husbands to come back to drive them. and as far as i could tell it’s not easy for a single woman to just walk down the intersection and hail a cab.. atleats it wan’t then.. but times change and i have absolutely NO idea how it has changed now.

By: Khawla

Khawla — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:39:22 +0000

I think not allowing women to drive is so unfair. In old Arabia, women worked in farms, markets and as teachers. They used to ride camels and walk to get their daily food and necessities.

I am from the UAE and I drive a car, and I find nothing wrong with it. I really need to drive because my father is not free to drive me to and from work, and I do not want anyone other than a member of my family to take me to work.

Extreme restrictions on women in the KSA should be eased.

By: Aafke-Art

Aafke-Art — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:42:24 +0000

Saudi woman wrote it is a new thing that the husband gets a text message whenever the wife and/or kids leave the country. A friend in Abu Dhabi told me last year that this is normal there as well. Before she gets on the plane her husband gets a text message that she is leaving. They both hate it.

By: coolred38

coolred38 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:22:23 +0000

Its NOT against the LAW for women to drive in Saudi…its against the culture. Big distinction…which makes it even worse that women are treated so horribly and as if they have broken the law when in fact they havent.

By: Medina

Medina — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:34:57 +0000

All women in Saudi Arabia can go into any place without male guardian while they are in the city. The one who should bring with him a female guardian in malls is someone like me, single ): otherwise I am not allowed to enter some places specified for families. Mahram system is ONLY for women who are travelling more than two hours by car.

By: joanj

joanj — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:03:35 +0000

There is a posting on Saudiwoman’s blog about the texts her husband received as she moved from one European country to another and when she left KSA so it does happen.