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January 19, 2008

Saudi Women's Rights Activist Says Condition of Saudi Women is Worse than at Guantanamo

Interview with Wajiha Al-Huweidar, MEMRI/Al-Hurra TV - When we demanded that women be employed in public workplaces, they say: 'No, we are a special people.' When we demand that women be allowed to drive, they say: 'No, we are a special people.' No, we are not. In what way are we special? There is nothing special about us. True, we have the two holy cities - Mecca and Al-Madina - but this does not mean that we have a monopoly on religion, and that we are the only Muslims in the world.

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