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The starting line for the <\/span>Rally Jameel<\/span>\u00a0was drawn in 2017, when women in Saudi Arabia\u00a0<\/span>earned the right to a driver\u2019s license<\/a>. Last month, the ceremonial green flag finally fell on the Kingdom\u2019s first all-women <\/span>rally<\/span>\u00a0at Qishlah Palace in Hail, waved by Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad bin Abdulaziz, and Saudi Arabia marked another historic beginning for women.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The starting line for the Rally Jameel<\/span>\u00a0was drawn in 2017, when women in Saudi Arabia\u00a0earned the right to a driver\u2019s license<\/a>. Last month, the ceremonial green flag finally fell on the Kingdom\u2019s first all-women rally<\/span>\u00a0at Qishlah Palace in Hail, waved by Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad bin Abdulaziz, and Saudi Arabia marked another historic beginning for women.e era of women\u2019s motorsports in the Kingdom. Rallying, or desert racing, originated in the early 20th century. Racers drive long distances, typically in stages, over rough off-road terrain in modified vehicles. 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