SAUDI ARABIA: WOMEN CHANGES SEX, DREAMS OF DRIVER'S LICENCE
(ANSAmed) - RIYADH, AUGUST 21 - A 19-year-old Saudi Arabian
woman, Myriam, has undergone a successful sex-change operation
in Jeddah and now, with her new name of Khaled, aspires for just
one thing: a driving licence.
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women are
banned from driving, added Okaz daily, reporting the news today.
"The first idea that came to my mind a few hours before the
operation, was to have a driving licence," Myriam/Khaled told
the newspaper, adding she was encouraged by her family to have
the operation. Sex change operations are rare in
ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia.
"I entered (the hospital) with the abaya (traditional women's
garment) and I came out with thub, ghotra and ogal, the white
tunic and hat worn by men," Myriam/Khaled said. (ANSAmed).
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