Women face harshest restrictions in the world including prohibition from driving sparking a new movement to increase Saudi protest for women’s rights

3,000 Saudis urge Shura council to debate women’s driving

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A Saudi woman gets out of a car after being given a ride by her driver in Riyadh on May 26, 2011. A petition signed by 3,000 Saudis has urged the Shura Consultative Council to debate on allowing women to drive in the ultra-conservative kingdom, Arab News daily reported on Monday.