Interior minister Prince Nayef concluded in an interview that women may be given the right to vote, but will most likely be denied the right to drive."Women have the right to own a car or anything else. But driving a car in our desert regions, where distances are large between one district and another, would expose women's lives to danger, and this we cannot accept," he said.
Powerful religious scholars fear driving would encourage women to mix with men outside their family. The ban is enforced in cities and on main roads, where women rely on non-Saudi chauffeurs, but reports say it is sometimes flouted."We need to secure more important rights for Saudi women, such as the right to vote ... We will look into the possibility of women participating in next municipal elections," Prince Nayef said. ...
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