The Dhaka Times Desk Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh has backed a ban on women driving. He said, 'Women fall into the clutches of Satan while driving'.
Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh said that 'women driving is dangerous. Because if they drive, they fall into the clutches of Satan. Moreover, weak-minded people can also harm women drivers.'
The Grand Mufti also said in a private TV channel's talk show, 'If the ban on women driving is lifted in Saudi Arabia, family members will no longer be able to track where and when they travel. His comment has already started a storm of criticism.
Note that Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women are banned from driving. This law has been implemented in Saudi based on the Wahhabi fatwa. Not only that, if a woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia, she is arrested and even flogged for this crime!
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