Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban On Women Drivers
The country allowed women to drive for the first time on Sunday, ending its widely criticized ban on women drivers.
Updated at 6:23 p.m. ET
Saudi Arabia lifted its widely criticized ban on women drivers on Sunday, sparking jubilation among many women in the country who went out on the roads shortly after the ban was lifted.
Talk show host and writer Samar Almogren told The Guardian, "I always knew this day would come. But it came fast. Sudden. I feel free like a bird."
Another driver, Hessah al-Ajaji, told the Associated Press, "I'm speechless. I'm so excited it's actually happening." She
