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Originally Posted by rxrlm
FYI: Saudi Arabia's ban on females driving is not based on religion. Has nothing to do with sunni islam. It's cultural and they admit that too. In fact, women do drive around in rural areas of Saudi.. its just the urban cities where its a strict no-no. Its all cultural bs that they have to shed slowly. Drastic changes can cause problems especially in a heavily segregated society. It will take time but it will happen someday inshAllah.
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salam,
It is VERY MUCH to do with religion, but because the root of it is slightly subtle, you aren't able to relate it to religion directly. The ban on women driving is agreed by male Mufthis like the one in the following video, and it is clear that his arguments are based on an anti-women mentality he finds basis for in corrupt Hadith. All of his arguments are the typical nonsense that is spread by Sunni Islam. They'd prefer women didn't exist in society, so that they can live in their male-only world without the Fithna (the woman):
YouTube - Muslim Cleric explains why women shouldn't drive