Saudi Arabia Issues 10 Driver’s Licenses To Women

But please. Tell me more about how the United States of America is sooooooo oppressive and sexist and patriarchal.

I’ll wait.

It’s a big day for FEMINISM. Saudi Arabia is finally issuing driver’s licenses to women.

‘The first group of women today received their Saudi driving licences,’ the official Saudi Press Agency said.

‘The general directorate of traffic started replacing international driving licences recognised in the kingdom with Saudi licences,’ it added.

WATCH: Viral video of the first #KSA female driving license being issued in #SaudiArabia || https://t.co/IbBRK3K3B2 pic.twitter.com/DQTURwwKgK

— Arab News (@arabnews) June 4, 2018

How nice of them to acknowledge that women are competent enough to drive a vehicle. But then again, does this really change anything? Aren’t these women still prohibited from going anywhere without a male family member? It’s not like they can just hop in the car and grab some Starbucks with their girlfriends now.

Hey– Remember that one time a Starbucks in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, temporarily banned women from the establishment because the gender barrier was under construction or something?

Unreal. Starbucks in Saudi Arabia refused to serve women. Note on their door, plus official response from company. pic.twitter.com/d4tCSqqQOv

— Muhammad Lila (@MuhammadLila) February 3, 2016

Good times.

Anyway, the ban on female drivers will be lifted later this month– June 24th.

SPA said authorities started swapping international licences for Saudi ones in multiple locations across the kingdom, with women applicants made to undergo a ‘practical test’.

It did not specify the number of licences issued.

Probably like, four. JK. 10.

Saudi Arabia issues first driving licenses to 10 women, amid crackdown on others who campaigned for right to drive. https://t.co/LUTUvlu0yl

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 4, 2018

WOOHOO. So come June 24th, these 10 women can go WILD! (As long as they cover their bodies and have a male family member accompanying them.)

But that aside, FREEEEEEEDOM!

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is arresting people for participating in “coordinated activity undermining the security and stability of the kingdom.”

In other words, they were arrested for speaking out against the bogus regime.

Rights groups have identified many of the detainees as women campaigners for the right to drive and to end the conservative Islamic country’s male guardianship system.

Authorities said eight of the detainees had been ‘temporarily released’ until their investigation is completed.

Sounds GREAT there. I still can’t figure out why Linda Sarsour won’t make the big move. I mean, she loves it there. Saudi Arabia puts us to SHAME!

10 weeks of PAID maternity leave in Saudi Arabia. Yes PAID. And ur worrying about women driving. Puts us to shame. http://t.co/xZAwgg6HXL

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) November 16, 2014

Well Linda? They straightened out that little driving problem. What’s stopping you now? GO.