small steps.... Saudi Arabia
 

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'The very unusual sight of a Saudi woman with her hands behind the wheel of a vehicle, or in this case on the handlebars of an ATV. Saudi Arabia's religious police have lifted a ban on women riding bicycles and motorbikes, but only in recreational areas and only while dressed in full Islamic veil and only when accompanied by a male relative. Photograph: Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images'


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