The women will be allowed to start driving in the kingdom on 24 June 2018. “Ten Saudi women made history on Monday when they were issued driving licences,” says the information ministry’s Centre for International Communication, as reported by The Telegraph. “Expectations are that next week an additional 2,000 women will join the ranks of licensed drivers in the kingdom.”
On Monday, a video went viral showing the very first woman to get her license. The woman, who already had an international license, is given a Saudi license by General Directorate of Traffic officials.
The historic change comes just days after Saudi Arabia detained 17 people for undermining security — many of them women who campaigned for the right to drive.
Watch the video of the first woman to receive a driving licence in Saudi Arabia below:
The Telegraph
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