what has women driving has to do with the fact that were copying the western world??
i beleive like what shyhijabi said its more of a the culturally misogynistic tradition that prevents women from driving. The way it was being viewed as if Saudi women are created to make men sin by their flamboyantly "promiscuous" nature despute wearing niqaabs
people think we live in a more decadent society today while people have acted more or less the same way for centuries. It seems like there's more chaos now because of technology (internet & TV) but humans have basically behaved the same way for thousands of years (abortion, prostitution, drugs, alcohol, and so on)
To think that that a "perfect" era without sin is ridiculous. To think that men and women will immediately think about dating and exchanging number with that purpose is over exaggeration. BTW exchanging number is not bad (depending on the purpose). For some reason people always think of men and women as uncontrollable animals that without a separation will start partying and "everything".
I'm realistic. There has been sin in the past, there will be sin in the future. One has to deal with reality by facing it not ignoring it. Separation won't do anything. If people want to date and exchange numbers, they'll do it no matter what!!
Some people belief that any physical attraction is mostly on the part of the women. Women can't wear perfume at the mosque, but men can wear cologne. There's a great emphasis on avoiding any "misconduct" but some people over exaggerate and pursue personal agendas or cultural traditions that supersede Islam
If a woman drives a car could cheat on her husband with a strange man in the street then she could do the same thing with her chaffuer "driver" whom she depends on to drive her car! She could also cheat on her husband online , would u ban the internet service in Saudia for that?? Cheating isn't related to woman freedom for driving the car or not , it is something about self respect , esteem and trust!! If ur man has high self esteem and trusts u , he won't care about this matter even if u r flying a plane!
IVE SAID THIS BEFORE AND ILL SAY IT AGAIN:
Because everything, (repeat: everything), can leads to corruption. You can use a knife to kill somebody, or you can use it to make the best meal he ever had.
Women have a right to speak and be heard. That's all, even if you disagree with them.I'd say that women have to protect their holiness with God and men should control their desires. That sounds better!PEACE!!
