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Driving lesson selfie causes Saudi uproar

The Newsroom

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A selfie of a smiling man teaching his wife to drive in an empty car park has caused a storm on social media. The reason? It was taken in Saudi Arabia - where it's still illegal for women to take the wheel. That will change next year though after a controversial decree issued by the king a few days ago. The man in the photo is Faisal BaDughaish. He told the Âé¶¹Éç's Emilio San Pedro that his family were making plans as soon as the news came through:

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