
A Saudi women's rights activist has written to the king repeating demands to allow women to drive. Manal al-Sharif has led a campaign to remove bans on women driving in the oil-rich country for the past year. Her open letter urges King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz to permit women with foreign licenses to drive. Last year Mrs Sharif was jailed after she posted a video of herself driving in the Saudi city of Khobar on YouTube, bbc.co.uk reporte
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