Hefazat-e-Islam Ameer Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi has denounced Saudi Arabia’s decision to lift a controversial and longstanding policy by allowing women to drive. The Hefazat chief firmly denounced the change in Saudi policy while attending the Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh (Befaq) Council in Dhaka’s Faridabad Madrasah on Monday, according to a Befaq press release. Prior to the policy being changed, Saudi Arabia was the only country where women were not allowed to drive. The Kingdom’s decree said that the ban on women driving would be lifted according to Islamic Shariah criteria. In the Council, Shafi urged the country’s Muslim clerics to stay united, and advised everyone to be vigilant and alert to deal with various conspiracies against their unity.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 12, 2018 18:22 UTC