Saudi women take victory lap as driving ban ends
Women in Saudi Arabia hit the roads on Sunday, ushering in the end of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom. "It's a beautiful day," businesswoman Samah al-Qusaibi said as she cruised around the eastern city of Khobar just after midnight, with police looking on. "Today we are here," she said from the driver's seat. "Yesterday we sat there," she added, pointing to the back. The ban's end, ordered last September by King Salman, is part of sweeping reforms ...
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