Women Shouldn't Drive Because It Damages Their Ovaries and Pelvis, Warns Saudi Sheikh

MAIL ONLINE: Sheikh Salah al-Luhaydan said if woman drove they would damage their pelvis and their children could suffer 'clinical disorders' / In 2011 Muslim scholars said a relaxation of the ban would see both men and women turn to homosexuality and pornography / Women are banned from driving in Saudi Arabia / Some defy the law - with one taking to the roads for four days continuously to protest for greater women's rights in the country

A Saudi sheikh has warned women that driving could affect their ovaries and pelvises.

Women are currently banned from driving in Saudi Arabia and many have protested against the statute.

However, Sheikh Salah al-Luhaydan has warned them that their health could be at risk if they get behind the wheel.

He told Saudi news website sabq.org: '[Driving] could have a reverse physiological impact.

'Physiological science and functional medicine studied this side [and found] that it automatically affects ovaries and rolls up the pelvis.

'This is why we find for women who continuously drive cars their children are born with clinical disorders of varying degrees.'

The comments come two years after a ‘scientific’ report claimed that relaxing the ban would also see more Saudis - both men and women - turn to homosexuality and pornography.

The startling conclusions were drawn in 2011 at the Majlis al-Ifta’ al-A’ala, Saudi Arabia’s highest religious council, working in conjunction with Kamal Subhi, a former professor at the King Fahd University. » | Ted Thornhill | Saturday, September 28, 2013