No Woman No Drive (01/11/13)



A young Saudi comedian - a young man named Hisham Fageeh - has entered the fray by poking fun at his country's ban on women drivers.

Hisham's novel idea was to come up with his own version of the classic Bob Marley number - No Woman No Cry - by re-working the song as No Woman No Drive.

A bit of gentle fun it has to be said, but no doubt the Saudi authorities will heartily disapprove because they know that this sort of humour is subversive - and may strike a chord with men and women alike.

Political protest is forbidden in Saudi Arabia which operates as an absolute monarchy - but Hisham's No Woman No Drive has gone viral on the internet and has received almost 7 million hits on YouTube since it was launched last week.  

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