Women Protesting Driving Ban, Arrest In Saudi Arabia

*Update after the jump.

Saudi women, outraged at the arrest and detention of a 32-year-old woman who planned a protest against rules barring women from driving, are taking to Facebook with comments and video evidence of their daring support.

Manal al Sharif, an IT specialist, launched the “Women2Drive” campaign, which encouraged women with foreign drivers licences to take to the road June 17 for a peaceful protest of Saudi Arabia’s ban on women drivers. It is the only country in the world to have such a ban and rules that keep the sexes separate mean women can’t take public transportation either.

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