WOMAN SENTENCED TO TEN LASHES FOR DRIVING.
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Recently, the Saudi Arabian law enforcement's declared that a woman named Sheima Jastaniah will be receiving ten public lashings for driving a car. This event only reminds us once again, that Saudi Arabia is still an unjust and harsh world for the female gender.
Jastaniah’s lashing will be done by a jallad, a flogger or an executioner. This event will most likely take place on a Friday; in a public area. Jastaniah’s hands will be bound, and the flogger will use an asa. The asa is a stick made from bamboo, and is usually a yard long and a half inch wide. Jastaniah’s skin will be stripped raw as she receives the flogging. This corporal punishment serves to remind her and all other women that they will be punished if they break the law which forbids women to drive a car .
When approached to give her side of the story, Sheima Jastaniah did not want to talk to any form of media, or give any information on what happened. She most likely did this out of fear that if she did, she would likely receive more lashings. The reason for her driving the vehicle is unknown.
This story continues to show that the discrimination towards the female gender is not only emotional, but physical. Saudi Arabia has stripped away the rights of the women for many years now, and women are demanding to have them again.
Recently, the Saudi Arabian law enforcement's declared that a woman named Sheima Jastaniah will be receiving ten public lashings for driving a car. This event only reminds us once again, that Saudi Arabia is still an unjust and harsh world for the female gender.
Jastaniah’s lashing will be done by a jallad, a flogger or an executioner. This event will most likely take place on a Friday; in a public area. Jastaniah’s hands will be bound, and the flogger will use an asa. The asa is a stick made from bamboo, and is usually a yard long and a half inch wide. Jastaniah’s skin will be stripped raw as she receives the flogging. This corporal punishment serves to remind her and all other women that they will be punished if they break the law which forbids women to drive a car .
When approached to give her side of the story, Sheima Jastaniah did not want to talk to any form of media, or give any information on what happened. She most likely did this out of fear that if she did, she would likely receive more lashings. The reason for her driving the vehicle is unknown.
This story continues to show that the discrimination towards the female gender is not only emotional, but physical. Saudi Arabia has stripped away the rights of the women for many years now, and women are demanding to have them again.