Saudi women petition for right to drive

Posted by Ellee on Sep 24, 2007 in updates | 14 comments Saudi women are the only women in the world who are not allowed to drive as a result of an extremely strict interpretation of Islamic law. Instead, wealthy women hire live-in chauffeurs, while poor women must rely on male relatives for transportation. Now a women’s group called the Committee of Demanders of Women’s Right to Drive Cars has launched a campaign against the ban,...
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Schilling’s sleuthing by Matt Wardman

Posted by Ellee on Sep 24, 2007 in updates | 8 comments Matt Wardman of Wardman Wire has been doing some sleuthing on the Schilling’s saga. He told me: “I couldn’t make it up. They have a PR problem themselves. Search “schillings” on google and the first hit is Bloggerheads. Hits 4 and 5 are Craigmurray.co.uk. Last week they sponsored a conference about “protect your reputation”, attended by Mr Schilling, no...
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