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B. The motoring ban is not enforced by law, but it is a religious fatwa imposed by conservative Muslim clerics. But, the rules are supported by the government which last month arrested a woman who uploaded a video of herself driving.
A. The country is ruled by descendants of King Abdul Aziz Al Saud, who founded the kingdom in 1932. The Saud family long has been allied with the leaders of an ultra-conservative branch of Islam often called Wahhabism. Religious freedom is virtually non-existent in Saudi Arabia.
C. According to the CIA, "Saudi Arabia is a destination country for workers from South and Southeast Asia who are subjected to conditions that constitute involuntary servitude including being subjected to physical and sexual abuse, non-payment of wages, confinement, and withholding of passports as a restriction on their movement."
A. The nation, which has the world's largest oil reserves, is considered a major ally in the fight against terrorism. While Saudi Arabia has suffered several terrorist attacks in recent years, most of the 9/11 hijackers came from the country and Saudi donors have been called a "major source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide."