Saudi Defense minister Mohammed bin Salman supports women driving

April 24, 2016

Salman

Riyadh, Apr 24: Saudi Arabia's strong man, Mohammed bin Salman who is also a Deputy Crown Prince of the country signalled out that he may support lifting the ban on women's right to drive. The revelation was made by Salman on Thursday during an interview with the Bloomberg news agency.

Salman, a 30-year-old prince is making an effort to broaden the views of those who distort facts of the religious establishment. Salman's recent comment raises another perception about how prince thinks about women empowerment in Islam. Salman reportedly said, “We believe women have rights in Islam that they've yet to obtain”.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who hold the position of Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister and a heir to the throne is willing to permit women with driving license and he says that, “he do not have any issue of women driving”. Salman, a Deputy Crown Prince reportedly said, “I just want to remind the world that American women had to wait long to get their right to vote. So we need time”.

“We look at citizens in general and women are half of this society and we want it to be a productive half,” Salman further said.

Salman an aggressive leader has overseen a more assertive foreign policy in last three years. During his tenure as a Defense Minister of oil rich nation, the country has ventured into Yemen and pushed hard United States to take more aggressive moves to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.

Saudi Arabia, a Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter and the biggest customer of American made weapons, sees Shiite-led Iran as its main rival.

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Mohammed Salee…
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Sunday, 24 Apr 2016

Good decision prince

Zahara Sanha
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Sunday, 24 Apr 2016

Masha Allah. Finally!!!

Jeevan Rao
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Sunday, 24 Apr 2016

Much progressive minded man than Indian Muslims

Bulhajera
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Sunday, 24 Apr 2016

Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: \We believe women have rights in Islam that they’ve yet to obtain\""

Mohammed Ishan
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Sunday, 24 Apr 2016

Prince Mohammed Bin Salman: \If women were allowed to ride camels [in the time of the Prophet Muhammad], perhaps..."

Suhan Ali
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Sunday, 24 Apr 2016

Great! please implement soon.

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