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Shirleen Faruq Professor Mills ENC1101 October, 27 2013 Women drivers denied in Saudi Arabia As most of us already know, Saudi Arabia has women trapped under the rule of men. This has been going on for years, ever since the Middle East was discovered. It is mostly the religious men who tend to bring down bring down a womens worth. Is it right or wrong? It

depends on the person. Its huge has emotional impact on women, since this event is happening in modern times. Even though some of the people argued that are not officially passed and the punishments were not talked about. Its very wrong to suppress women, especially when you other countries are trying their best to help move women forward. At this day and age where everything is so advanced, its difficult to suppress women. Although the government might try to say its political reason and no a society one. Even though now they are trying to pull it off as a warning after getting such a questionable reaction from a worldly point of view. The CNN article makes the women seem more Vulnerable, like they have no choice but to follow the rules of then men. They use an emotional to make it seem like the women are helpless and in need of saving. Instead of looking at the side of a protest; it seems very one-

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sided. They kind of make it seem like the world has to feel sorry for women in Saudi Arabia as they are in need of saving. The New York Times article actually makes the women seem stronger, and has a more modern sense to it. They approached the topic in a way that even though the rules are being followed through, in order to ban women drivers. They show that women will not give up without a fight. It has a sense of hope that the women will try their best to move forward, even if the government disagrees. This article has sides and opinions from the women from the public and not just government officials like CNN did. The Times article has women who are professional, with real anger. For example, they interviewed a woman named Madiha Al-ajroush, who is a 60 year old psychologist, complain about how much this is affected daily life. The government is denying women of a simple human right, which is freedom. This will affect women in real emergencies, such as going to the hospital if something goes wrong. The womens husbands cannot be there twenty-four seven to watch over their wives. In a sense its almost like the women are being kept as slaves, to just cook and clean and stay home all day. That is not a positive situation for anyone. The times article uses more of a logical approach to address this problem. Instead of just seeing it as a problem, they are trying to fight. They are showing that women do have a say in their basic rights as a human. It shows the women have hope that this will pass with time. In the mean time they are working together as a community to make a stand, and show that there is strength in numbers. This article also shows the bigger picture in order to change, is by focusing on the youth. Since they are now travelling abroad and seeing things from a different

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perspective. The women of Saudi Arabia are hoping a big and important change will be a result of people advancing. The sheik explains that the reason they are banning women, is because its causing political and religious and social problems. Some of their arguments are that it will cause more car accidents, adultery, and a problem in marriages. They even stated that this will solve the problem of women buying too many beauty products. It clearly shows that these men have a low level of thinking, because they cannot just say they would rather have slaves than wives in my opinion. The women are simply not taking this nonsense. They had protests from morning to night. Even if the turnout was low, some women were brave enough to drive and not give in to their loss of rights. The police are tried to follow a group of women, but since they did not come up ideas for punishment, they had no choice but to leave with frustration.

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