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Saudi Arabia authorises women to travel without male guardian
5-8-2019
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday a new list of reforms allowing Saudi women to apply for a passport and also travel without the consent of their guardians. The new bill, enacted by the Saudi cabinet, allows women, 21 and older, to travel abroad without prior consent of the guardian. The new bill will become effective by the end of August, according to the Saudi ministry of information. Other changes included, allowing Saudi women to report child birth like men, register marriage, divorce and obtain official family documents. The above decision was widely celebrated in the Kingdom, and was described by some as a historic step on the road to gender equality. The Saudi woman ambassador to Washington, Prince Rima bint Bandar Al Saud, tweeted, "These amendments make history as they call for the parallel integration of women and men in society. It constitutes a historic approach to achieving gender equality.” (Al Diyar, An Nahar, August 3, 2019)
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