Barred from driving, women make up nearly three-quarters of Uber and Careem users. Although the response has been mostly positive, Khoury said, some women have expressed reservations about driving men, for example. Most Saudi women cover their hair in public, and many also conceal their faces. Currently, there is no law that prohibits women from driving in Saudi Arabia, but there are religious edicts issued by conservative Muslim clerics. After a recent lesson with her father, Murad arrived back at their house tense, but exhilarated.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 27, 2018 10:02 UTC