A woman drives a car on a highway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving. (Hasan Jamali/AP)About a month after Saudi Arabia granted women the right to drive, the kingdom has announced another historic move: Starting next year, women will be allowed to attend sporting events in stadiums for the first time. Sport stadiums in Saudi Arabia to open their doors to welcome women in 2018 #history @gsaksa https://t.co/zGtHnf8ztW — Reema Bandar Al-Saud (@rbalsaud) October 29, 2017“The decision warms the hearts of the nation’s women,” she added. The change aligns Saudi Arabia with virtually every other country in the world, including other conservative monarchies in the Persian Gulf. Likewise, while many Saudi men and women praised Sunday’s move, the announcement spurred a fair amount of criticism on social media.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2017 09:39 UTC