In Saudi Arabia, women are barred from driving without the approval of a male guardian, according to Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organization.
“Ministerial policies and practices forbid women from obtaining a passport, marrying, traveling, or accessing higher education without the approval of a male guardian, usually a husband, father, brother, or son,” HRW states on its website.
Last year, a top-level official issued a fatwa saying “that women are not allowed to visit a male doctor without their male guardians” and women “are not allowed to expose parts of the body with the exception of a medical emergency,” the organization states.
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