Women Driving

Thesis Statement
The restriction on the driving of women in Saudi Arabia is more due to the cultural stereotyping rather than the religious issues, as is popularly perceived. The respective paper will argue that as per the Islam as well as general social ethics, the restriction on the driving by women is a violation of fundamental human rights.
Brief Summary
It has been popularly believed that under the influence of Islamic jurisdiction, the Saudi government has imposed restriction on the driving of women. The issue is being debated and argued at larger platforms on the basis of human rights and social ethics. Women are an equally important and integral part of the society who has to fulfill several responsibilities. Restriction on the mobilization of women restricts them from fulfilling their duties efficiently and helping their male counterparts in daily chores such as taking children to school or working for financial stability of the family. The most probable cause of this restriction is the security of women, concept of veil in Islam and issues of women doing jobs and working in offices. Islam, if studied in detail does not restrict women from driving or mobilizing and working. The only condition is the use of veil that does not act as hurdle while driving. Similar is the case with Human Rights Charter of United Nation which forbids discrimination of every type on the bases of gender and color. On the basis of these concepts, the respective paper will argue in the favor of the women in case of driving in Saudi