Good Week For Middle Eastern Women And Hungry Kansans

"Saudi Arabia is considering plans to lift restrictions on women travelling without a man’s permission, in a series of “modernising” reforms that have proved controversial in the kingdom. Current laws require women below the age of 45 to provide proof they have the approval of their male guardian or “mahram” before travelling, even locally, and that they are accompanied at all times. But at the Jeddah launch of a new campaign entitled “Your Passport, Your Identity”, the director general of the kingdom’s passport office said new rules would assess travel documents based on reason for travel, not age." Read more here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-is-to-lift-laws-that-ban-women-from-travelling-without-a-mans-permission-10308153.html Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) & John Iadarola (Think Tank; http://www.twitter.com/jiadarola) of the Young Turks break it down. *** Get The Young Turks​ Mobile App Today! Download the iOS version here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-young-turks/id412793195?ls=1&mt=8 Download the Android version here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tyt