'Rain begins with a single drop:' Saudi women rejoice at end of driving banRIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian women rejoiced at their new freedom to drive on Wednesday, with some taking to the roads even though licenses will not be issued for nine months. Hundreds of others chatted with hiring managers at a Riyadh job fair, factoring in the new element in their career plans: their ability to drive themselves to work.  Saudi Arabia will never be the same again. The rain begins with a single drop,  Manal al-Sharif, who was arrested in 2011 after a driving protest, said in an online statement.      King Salman announced the historic change on Tuesday, ending a conservative tradition which limited women s mobility and was seen by rights activists as an emblem of their suppression. Saudi Arabia was the only remaining country in the world to bar women from driving. At the jobs fair, Sultana, 30, said she had received four job offers since graduating from law school two years ago but turned them down because of transport issues.  My parents don t allow me to use Uber or Careem, so one of my brothers or the driver would need to take me,  she said, referring to dial-a ride companies.  I m so excited to learn how to drive. This will be a big difference for me. I will be independent. I won t need a driver. I can do everything myself.  She plans to start taking driving lessons when her family travels abroad for vacation. Other women weren t waiting. Internet videos showed a handful of women driving cars overnight, even though the ban has not been officially lifted. The move represents a big crack in the laws and social mores governing women in the conservative Muslim kingdom. The guardianship system requires women to have a male relative s approval for most decisions on education, employment, marriage, travel plans and even medical treatment. The new initiative recalls previous modernizing milestones that unnerved conservatives at first but were eventually accepted, such as the 1960s start of state education for girls and the introduction of television. The decree is expected to boost the fortunes of 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has ascended to the heights of power in the kingdom with an ambitious domestic reform program and assertive foreign policy. A muted response from Saudi s clergy, which has long backed the ban, suggested power shared between the Al Saud dynasty and the Wahhabi religious establishment could be shifting decisively in favor of the royals. Many younger Saudis regard Prince Mohammed s ascent as evidence their generation is taking a central place in running a country whose patriarchal traditions have for decades made power the province of the old and blocked women s progress. Sharif, the activist, described the driving ban s removal  as  just the start to end long-standing unjust laws (that) have always considered Saudi women minors who are not trusted to drive their own destiny.  A driving instructor at a government-run center said women called all day to inquire about registering a license, but he had received no instructions yet from the government. Um Faisal, a mother of six, said her daughters would get licenses as soon as possible.  Years ago, there wasn t work outside the house. But today women need to get out and go places. This generation needs to drive,  she said, clad in a long black abaya. The Saudi ambassador to Washington said on Tuesday women would not need their guardians  permission to get a license, nor to have a guardian in the car when driving. In a country where gender segregation has been strictly enforced for decades in keeping with the austere Wahhabi form of Sunni Islam, the decree means women will have regular contact with unrelated men, such as fellow drivers and traffic police. Other rules have loosened recently, with the government sponsoring concerts deemed un-Islamic by clerics, allowing women into a large sports stadium for the first time and permitting them to dance beside men in a central Riyadh street over the weekend. Amnesty International welcomed the decree as  long overdue  but said there was still a range of discriminatory laws and practices that needed to be overturned. That risks inflaming tensions with influential Wahhabi clerics with whom the ruling Al Saud has enjoyed a close strategic alliance since the kingdom s founding.  The state-backed Council of Religious Scholars expressed support for the king s decree. Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, who has repeatedly opposed women working and driving and said letting them into politics may mean  opening the door to evil , has yet to comment. Some Islamist clerics are currently in detention in Saudi Arabia following an apparent crackdown on potential opponents of the kingdom s rulers this month. Bernard Haykel, professor of Near East studies at Princeton University, said the driving announcement may help explain that.   They might have raised a storm against the government by mobilizing opposition in the name of religion. They have been stymied,  he said.  Still, some men expressed outrage at the about-face by prominent clerics, who in the past have sometimes justified the driving ban by saying women s brains are too small or that driving endangered their ovaries.  Whoever says this is permitted is a sinner. Women driving means great evils and this makes them especially sinful,  one Twitter user wrote. Kawthar al-Arbash, a member of the Shura Council, a government advisory body, acknowledged that resistance, saying:  That s how things go. Everything new is accompanied by fears.  worldnews
begins single drop saudi women rejoice end driving banriyadh reuters saudi arabia women rejoined new freedom drive wednesday taking roads even though licenses issued nine months hundreds others charted hiring managers riyadh job fair factories new element career plans ability drive work saudi arabia never the rain begins single drop manual arrested driving protest said online statement king salman announced historic change tuesday ending conservative tradition limited women mobility seen rights activists emblem suppression saudi arabia remaining country world bar women driving at jobs fair sultan said received four job offers since graduating law school two years ago turned transport issues my parents allow use uber career one brothers driver would need take said referring ride companies i excited learn drive this big difference i independent i need driver i everything she plans start taking driving lessons family travels abroad vacation other women waiting internet videos showed handful women driving cars overnight even though ban officially lifted the move represents big crack laws social mores governing women conservative muslim kingdom the guardianship system requires women male relative approval decisions education employment marriage travel plans even medical treatment the new initiative recalls previous modernizing milestones unneeded conservatives first eventually accepted start state education girls introduction television the decree expected boost fortunes crown prince mohammed bin salman ascended heights power kingdom ambitious domestic reform program assertive foreign policy a muted response saudi clergy long backed ban suggested power shared al said dynasty wahhabi religious establishment could shifting decisively favor royals many younger saudi regard prince mohammed ascent evidence generation taking central place running country whose patriarchal traditions decades made power province old blocked women progress sharia activist described driving ban removal start end unjust laws always considered saudi women minors trusted drive destiny a driving instructor center said women called day inquire registering license received instructions yet government um final mother six said daughters would get licenses soon possible years ago work outside house but today women need get go places this generation needs drive said clad long black away the saudi ambassador washington said tuesday women would need guardians permission get license guardian car driving in country gender segregation strictly enforced decades keeping austere wahhabi form sunny islam decree means women regular contact unrelated men fellow drivers traffic police other rules worsened recently government sponsoring concerts deemed clerics allowing women large sports stadium first time permitting dance beside men central riyadh street weekend amnesty international welcomed decree long overdue said still range discriminatory laws practices needed overturned that risks informing tensions influential wahhabi clerics ruling al said enjoyed close strategic alliance since kingdom founding the council religious scholars expressed support king decree grand multi sheikh abdulaziz al repeatedly opposed women working driving said letting politics may mean opening door evil yet comment some islamic clerics currently detention saudi arabia following apparent crackdown potential opponents kingdom rulers month bernard hacked professor near east studies princeton university said driving announcement may help explain they might raised storm government mobilizing opposition name religion they studied said still men expressed outrage prominent clerics past sometimes justified driving ban saying women brains small driving endangered ovaries whoever says permitted sinner women driving means great evils makes especially sinful one twitter user wrote kawthar member sha council government advisory body acknowledged resistance saying that things go everything new accompanied fears worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: 'Rain begins with a single drop:' Saudi women rejoice at end of driving banRIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian women rejoiced at their new freedom to drive on Wednesday, with some taking to the roads even though licenses will not be issued for nine months. Hundreds of others chatted with hiring managers at a Riyadh job fair, factoring in the new element in their career plans: their ability to drive themselves to work.  Saudi Arabia will never be the same again. The rain begins with a single drop,  Manal al-Sharif, who was arrested in 2011 after a driving protest, said in an online statement.      King Salman announced the historic change on Tuesday, ending a conservative tradition which limited women s mobility and was seen by rights activists as an emblem of their suppression. Saudi Arabia was the only remaining country in the world to bar women from driving. At the jobs fair, Sultana, 30, said she had received four job offers since graduating from law school two years ago but turned them down because of transport issues.  My parents don t allow me to use Uber or Careem, so one of my brothers or the driver would need to take me,  she said, referring to dial-a ride companies.  I m so excited to learn how to drive. This will be a big difference for me. I will be independent. I won t need a driver. I can do everything myself.  She plans to start taking driving lessons when her family travels abroad for vacation. Other women weren t waiting. Internet videos showed a handful of women driving cars overnight, even though the ban has not been officially lifted. The move represents a big crack in the laws and social mores governing women in the conservative Muslim kingdom. The guardianship system requires women to have a male relative s approval for most decisions on education, employment, marriage, travel plans and even medical treatment. The new initiative recalls previous modernizing milestones that unnerved conservatives at first but were eventually accepted, such as the 1960s start of state education for girls and the introduction of television. The decree is expected to boost the fortunes of 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has ascended to the heights of power in the kingdom with an ambitious domestic reform program and assertive foreign policy. A muted response from Saudi s clergy, which has long backed the ban, suggested power shared between the Al Saud dynasty and the Wahhabi religious establishment could be shifting decisively in favor of the royals. Many younger Saudis regard Prince Mohammed s ascent as evidence their generation is taking a central place in running a country whose patriarchal traditions have for decades made power the province of the old and blocked women s progress. Sharif, the activist, described the driving ban s removal  as  just the start to end long-standing unjust laws (that) have always considered Saudi women minors who are not trusted to drive their own destiny.  A driving instructor at a government-run center said women called all day to inquire about registering a license, but he had received no instructions yet from the government. Um Faisal, a mother of six, said her daughters would get licenses as soon as possible.  Years ago, there wasn t work outside the house. But today women need to get out and go places. This generation needs to drive,  she said, clad in a long black abaya. The Saudi ambassador to Washington said on Tuesday women would not need their guardians  permission to get a license, nor to have a guardian in the car when driving. In a country where gender segregation has been strictly enforced for decades in keeping with the austere Wahhabi form of Sunni Islam, the decree means women will have regular contact with unrelated men, such as fellow drivers and traffic police. Other rules have loosened recently, with the government sponsoring concerts deemed un-Islamic by clerics, allowing women into a large sports stadium for the first time and permitting them to dance beside men in a central Riyadh street over the weekend. Amnesty International welcomed the decree as  long overdue  but said there was still a range of discriminatory laws and practices that needed to be overturned. That risks inflaming tensions with influential Wahhabi clerics with whom the ruling Al Saud has enjoyed a close strategic alliance since the kingdom s founding.  The state-backed Council of Religious Scholars expressed support for the king s decree. Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, who has repeatedly opposed women working and driving and said letting them into politics may mean  opening the door to evil , has yet to comment. Some Islamist clerics are currently in detention in Saudi Arabia following an apparent crackdown on potential opponents of the kingdom s rulers this month. Bernard Haykel, professor of Near East studies at Princeton University, said the driving announcement may help explain that.   They might have raised a storm against the government by mobilizing opposition in the name of religion. They have been stymied,  he said.  Still, some men expressed outrage at the about-face by prominent clerics, who in the past have sometimes justified the driving ban by saying women s brains are too small or that driving endangered their ovaries.  Whoever says this is permitted is a sinner. Women driving means great evils and this makes them especially sinful,  one Twitter user wrote. Kawthar al-Arbash, a member of the Shura Council, a government advisory body, acknowledged that resistance, saying:  That s how things go. Everything new is accompanied by fears.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: begins single drop saudi women rejoice end driving banriyadh reuters saudi arabia women rejoined new freedom drive wednesday taking roads even though licenses issued nine months hundreds others charted hiring managers riyadh job fair factories new element career plans ability drive work saudi arabia never the rain begins single drop manual arrested driving protest said online statement king salman announced historic change tuesday ending conservative tradition limited women mobility seen rights activists emblem suppression saudi arabia remaining country world bar women driving at jobs fair sultan said received four job offers since graduating law school two years ago turned transport issues my parents allow use uber career one brothers driver would need take said referring ride companies i excited learn drive this big difference i independent i need driver i everything she plans start taking driving lessons family travels abroad vacation other women waiting internet videos showed handful women driving cars overnight even though ban officially lifted the move represents big crack laws social mores governing women conservative muslim kingdom the guardianship system requires women male relative approval decisions education employment marriage travel plans even medical treatment the new initiative recalls previous modernizing milestones unneeded conservatives first eventually accepted start state education girls introduction television the decree expected boost fortunes crown prince mohammed bin salman ascended heights power kingdom ambitious domestic reform program assertive foreign policy a muted response saudi clergy long backed ban suggested power shared al said dynasty wahhabi religious establishment could shifting decisively favor royals many younger saudi regard prince mohammed ascent evidence generation taking central place running country whose patriarchal traditions decades made power province old blocked women progress sharia activist described driving ban removal start end unjust laws always considered saudi women minors trusted drive destiny a driving instructor center said women called day inquire registering license received instructions yet government um final mother six said daughters would get licenses soon possible years ago work outside house but today women need get go places this generation needs drive said clad long black away the saudi ambassador washington said tuesday women would need guardians permission get license guardian car driving in country gender segregation strictly enforced decades keeping austere wahhabi form sunny islam decree means women regular contact unrelated men fellow drivers traffic police other rules worsened recently government sponsoring concerts deemed clerics allowing women large sports stadium first time permitting dance beside men central riyadh street weekend amnesty international welcomed decree long overdue said still range discriminatory laws practices needed overturned that risks informing tensions influential wahhabi clerics ruling al said enjoyed close strategic alliance since kingdom founding the council religious scholars expressed support king decree grand multi sheikh abdulaziz al repeatedly opposed women working driving said letting politics may mean opening door evil yet comment some islamic clerics currently detention saudi arabia following apparent crackdown potential opponents kingdom rulers month bernard hacked professor near east studies princeton university said driving announcement may help explain they might raised storm government mobilizing opposition name religion they studied said still men expressed outrage prominent clerics past sometimes justified driving ban saying women brains small driving endangered ovaries whoever says permitted sinner women driving means great evils makes especially sinful one twitter user wrote kawthar member sha council government advisory body acknowledged resistance saying that things go everything new accompanied fears worldnews