Comments on: Waiting http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/waiting/ by SUSIE OF ARABIA Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:04:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sharon (Phoenix Daily Photo) http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/waiting/#comment-4151 Sharon (Phoenix Daily Photo) Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:21:26 +0000 http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-4151 I wouldn't mind having a driver every now and then, but not for the same reason they have them there. I wouldn’t mind having a driver every now and then, but not for the same reason they have them there.

]]> By: Nikki Beaumont http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/waiting/#comment-4150 Nikki Beaumont Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:05:21 +0000 http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-4150 Hey, Susie! I was wondering if women had ever been free to drive and work and things like that since for some reason I was under the impression that Saudi Arabia was more modern than most Arab countries. Have you ever read "A Handmaiden's Tale" by Margaret Atwood? After I read it I wondered what I would do if that sort of law was imposed on me after having lived in freedom and I know that I would have to oppose it in any way that I could. I want to ask if women there seem to be, in general, happy or can you see the weight of the oppression on their faces? I will tell you that I was surprised by the photos of the women in the protests in Iran because they were not dressed as I imagined that they would be. That is a place where I expected women to not even be seen in public! Hey, Susie! I was wondering if women had ever been free to drive and work and things like that since for some reason I was under the impression that Saudi Arabia was more modern than most Arab countries.

Have you ever read “A Handmaiden’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood? After I read it I wondered what I would do if that sort of law was imposed on me after having lived in freedom and I know that I would have to oppose it in any way that I could.

I want to ask if women there seem to be, in general, happy or can you see the weight of the oppression on their faces? I will tell you that I was surprised by the photos of the women in the protests in Iran because they were not dressed as I imagined that they would be. That is a place where I expected women to not even be seen in public!

]]> By: SusieOfArabia http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/waiting/#comment-4149 SusieOfArabia Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:20:28 +0000 http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-4149 I have read that some women do drive in rural parts of Saudi Arabia, but just not in the big cities. I have never seen a woman driving here. Several years ago, some women organized and took to the streets behind the wheels, but many of them were arrested and their lives were made pretty miserable as a result. I have read that some women do drive in rural parts of Saudi Arabia, but just not in the big cities. I have never seen a woman driving here. Several years ago, some women organized and took to the streets behind the wheels, but many of them were arrested and their lives were made pretty miserable as a result.

]]> By: Nikki Beaumont http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/waiting/#comment-4147 Nikki Beaumont Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:45:43 +0000 http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-4147 Wow! That is interesting and sad that women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. Were they ever allowed to drive? I am going to check out your other blog and learn more about what it is like to live there. Wow! That is interesting and sad that women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. Were they ever allowed to drive? I am going to check out your other blog and learn more about what it is like to live there.

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