Her protest is the latest incident in a tide of resistance against the country’s treatment of women. There’s been a steadily rising outcry from Saudi women who demand to be allowed on the road . Rumblings that the government might allow some women over 30 may be allowed to drive in some circumstances never amounted to anything. And, even though high-profile Saudi celebs such as Princess Ameerah—a businesswoman and former wife of a Saudi royal—says it’s a vital and inevitable change, women can still be punished with up to eight months in prison and 150 lashes for getting behind the wheel of a car.
