Saudi Facebook Campaign Calls For Men To Beat Women Drivers

Fox News reports:

A campaign on Facebook is calling for Saudi men to beat women who plan to drive cars in a protest next month, AFP reports.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

"The Iqal Campaign: June 17 for preventing women from driving" advocates a cord be used to beat women who plan to drive. Women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia.

Some 6,000 people have "liked" the campaign on Facebook.

It was created in response to female activist Manal al-Sharif, who created a page calling for Saudi women to defy the driving ban on June 17.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05/25/saudi-facebook-campaign-calls-men-beat-women-drivers/#ixzz1NQtqWwMb
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