The royal decree granting Saudi women the right to drive astonished the Western world and geared up approval for the house of Saud.
What is driving the reforms and are they achievable? Could the changes dismantle Wahhabi traditions of strict sexual segregation and halt the export of extremist ideology?
The historic women’s right to drive announced in September is one of a string of reforms, including the appointment of the first female spokeswoman at the Saudi embassy in Washington.
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