Task 4- Women's Rights

Activity 1
1. I feel that women do not get enough rights in Saudi Arabia, as they are totally neglected. Because of the religious reasons and beliefs, women there are not allowed to drive, as they will be exposed to strangers outside if they drove. Furthermore, they are also not allowed to vote, therefore they are not able to decide who to lead their country forwards and would feel left out and useless. This shows that women in Saudi Arabia are restricted in almost everything they do, and they should be given equal rights as to men in Saudi Arabia.
2. The use of social media has been an advantage to the women in Saudi Arabia. Women there are deprived of their rights, and are almost fully restricted of everything, therefore using social media, they are able to voice out their opinions out to the world. This way, they are able to gather support from other countries for equal rights in Saudi Arabia, thus people around the world would be able to sympathize with them and protest against the unfair treatment of women in Saudi.
3. In my opinion, the government should introduce new forms of transport such as public buses. As women in Saudi Arabia are confined and are not able to do what they please, driving their cars would give them a feeling of freedom. However, this would upset the religious beliefs of the people there, who think that driving women would be exposed to strangers outside if they drove. Therefore having public buses, women in Saudi Arabia are able to go to where and when they please, while having their sense of freedom and yet not upsetting the religious beliefs as the women would be taking a ride instead of driving.

Extension Activity
Dear Diary,

I have been so foolish today! How could I not have thought of the outcome before allowing my sister to drive my car? Women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive, which resulted to the arrest of my sister! Personally, I feel that this law is ridiculous, getting put in prison just because she drove my car. If you had told me that she drove my car while she was drunk, I could have understood it, however she was arrested for driving just because she is a woman? What kind of law is that? Even so, I still hope that my sister is fine and is not in too much trouble.
As I thought deeper into the issue, I felt that change is needed in Saudi Arabia. Even as a man, I feel that my sister should be allowed to drive. Look at the women in other countries such as USA and China, they have equal rights as to men, needless to say the allowance to drive a car. However in Saudi, women are restricted in almost every way, just because of religious beliefs! Come to think of it, why is driving for women against the law, yet driving for men is not? How would you feel if everything you do is against the law?
The laws here are just too strict against women, no wander they are protesting for equal rights as to men. If I was a woman, I would feel agitated too! I just hope that the government is able to wake up in time, and realize that having such as meaningless law just because of religious beliefs, will not bring any greater good to the country. I hope that they can understand that upholding religious beliefs does not mean upholding the law. As the saying goes. living things adapt to changes. As the time passes by, traditional beliefs will be outdated. In today's fast-paced modern society, laws have to be adjusted accordingly so as to keep up with the changes in life.

Love,
Shariff