Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Lifting of Saudi Arabia driving ban a political distraction?

A royal decree has allowed Saudi Arabian women to drive

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has issued a decree which allows women to drive for the first time. In a statement to the UN, a representative from Saudi Arabia announced it was a "historic day for Saudi society".

Madawi al-Rashee, a Saudi Arabian professor of social anthropology at LSE said that women's issues have always been used by the Saudi regime to disperse bad publicity.

(Image: Saudi Arabian woman getting out of a car, credit: AFP/Getty Images)

7 minutes

More episodes

See all episodes from Best of Today

Podcast

  • Best of Today

    Listen to selected highlights from the Today programme.