A Saudi Arabian historian tried to justify his nation's ban on female drivers by saying that they might get raped if their cars break down. In a recent interview on Saudi Rotana Khalijiyya TV, historian Saleh al-Saadoon said that if a Saudi Arabian's woman's car were to break down she could get raped.
He then went on to say that in countries where women are allowed to drive that women 'don't care' if they are raped the way they do in Saudi Arabia, according to the transcript translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute.
They don't care if they are raped on the roadside, but we do,' al-Saadoon said.
'Hold on. Who told you they don’t care about getting raped on the roadside?' asked the horrified female host
'It’s no big deal for them beyond the damage to their morale,' al-Saadoon replied'In our case, however, the problem is of a social and religious nature,' he added.
Two other guests on the show also appeared to be in absolute horror but al-saadoon just replied 'listen to me and get used to what society thinks.'