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A senior Saudi cleric has come under fire after suggesting that women shouldn't be allowed to drive - because 'they have quarter of a brain'.
Sheikh Saad al-Hajari claimed women "lack intellect" in outspoken remarks which have been heavily condemned.
Women have not been allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia for the past 60 years, but the ban continues to be the subject of fierce debate both domestically and internationally.
Making the case against female drivers, the New Arab reports that he asked: "Would you give a man with half an intellect a driving licence?
"So how would you give one to a woman when she has half an intellect?
"And if they go out to the market this gets halved again! So they now have a quarter of an intellect."