I had a very interesting conversation with Abu Hassan last night. Abu Hassan is a patient of mine.He is an old man in his late eighties and has a really witty personality and he comes to the hospital month after month for his chronic medication. He treats me like his daughter and loves me to bits. Our conversation last night was about women's right to drive, and I told him I know for a fact they will be driving soon, the question is when?
Islamic extremists have in the past banned satellite along with mobile phones. The first time I visited Makkah years ago, I remember huge boards outside the Grand Mosque stating that all photography is prohibited.Nowadays mobile phones with cameras are everywhere.Saudis are generally a nation that can not accept change. They have a strong opposition towards anything new.
I realized just how extreme the Kingdom may have been in the past after reading an article that mentioned that King Abdul Aziz was almost assassinated twice due to the fact that he had utilized an old fashion alarm clock and secondly for utilizing a radio.The Islamic extremists were under the impression that he was utilizing magic or the underworld to produce sound from the radio and to make a sold clock ring.
I was told by my Saudi colleagues that in the past smoking was also banned and whoever was caught smoking would be lashed in the city square.Nowadays, with the exception of non smoking areas,everyone is allowed to smoke freely including females.So with Saudi society finally succumbing to technology like the alarm clock, radio,telegraph,television, satellite and camera phones, it's just a matter of time before they finally succumb to women driving....
Ahhhh, that been said!Have a good day everyone....
