Saudi Women Can Now Drive
Saudi Women Can Now Drive: After a revolutionary step taken by the government of Saudi Arabia allowing women to drive vehicles, Vogue Arabia has decided to celebrate the historic step.
The cover of Vogue Arabia’s June edition is celebrating the month that will permit women to steer vehicles by putting Princess Hayfa bint Abdullah Al Saud behind wheels on its cover. The cover comes as the first issue devoted to the country which presents the Saudi royal donned in white elegant attire with a headscarf, driving a red convertible.
The photo series is shot by famed photographer Boo George who is known to have captured celebrities such as Gigi Hadid for the same magazine as well.
Speaking to Vogue Arabia, the princess voiced her views on the revolutionary step, stating: “In our country, there are some conservatives who fear change. For many, it’s all they have known.”
CEO and publisher of the magazine Shashi Menon commented on the subject saying: “Saudi Arabia, and the Arab world at large, are in the midst of historic changes and we’re thrilled to be highlighting and celebrating the many voices and faces making it happen.”
On June 24, Saudi women will legally be able to drive for the first time. But critics say the Vogue coverage fails to highlight some Saudi women whose activism helped draw international attention to the issue, and who now face persecution.
Princess shared that she support these changes with great enthusiasm. It is easy to comment on other people’s societies and think that your own society is superior, but the Western world must remember that each country is specific and unique. “We have strengths and weaknesses but, invariably, it’s our culture, and it’s better to try to understand it than to judge it.”
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