A Sydney woman who was one of the driving forces for getting women behind the wheels of cars in Saudi Arabia has celebrated a change to the law. Saudi Arabia 's king has issued a decree that will allow women to hold driving licences for the first time. Manal Al Sharif (pictured), 32, was arrested and spent nine days in prison for driving in Saudi Arabia in 2011. She posted a video of herself driving in the kingdom to YouTube which went viral the same year. King Salman (pictured) ordered the formation of a ministerial body that will implement the rule by 2018, making the country the last in the world to give women driving licences....read
'Rain begins with a single drop': Saudi woman who fled to Australia after she was jailed for defying the kingdom’s driving ban celebrates as females are finally allowed behind the wheel









































































