Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Traffic News

From Reuters:

"A Sicilian court condemned road authorities Monday for suspending the driving license of a man after finding out he was gay.

The court on the Mediterranean island said being gay was merely "a personality disturbance" which had no bearing on a person's ability to drive, Ansa news agency reported."

The rest here.

and Arab News reports:

"Interior Minister Prince Naif has criticized calls to lift a decades-old ban on women driving and said the issue was not a priority for the Kingdom.

He said he was surprised the matter had been raised in the Shoura Council. Referring to the council member who brought the issue up, the prince said: “Does he understand what the priorities are? We consider this issue to be a secondary issue, not a priority. These matters are decided by taking into consideration the public interest and what is dictated by a woman’s honor. I urge everybody to end this and not make an issue out of it, pitting one group against another.”

The rest here.
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John said...

And before we get accused of being anti-Islamic, let me say this: The problem isn't Islam, the problem is patriarchy. There are female-friendly readings of the Koran, and restrictions on women aren't just confined to Muslim states. If anything, the religion just provides a cover, a justification for patriarchy, whether it's Islam, Christianity, or Hinduism.

Nail the world's patriarchy problem, and you'll find the religions get more humane too.

6/15/2005 4:49 pm

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