“So far [King Salman] is succeeding, but this is a delicate balancing act for a government that bases its legitimacy on Islamic law and social values. Some would like the process to move forward even faster. Yet it is worth remembering that 60 years ago even in the United States an unmarried woman could not check into a hotel alone or obtain a car loan in her own name.” 

–David H. Rundell, former chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Saudi Arabia and the author of “Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads,” regarding the significant changes in the social and economic participation of women in Saudi Arabia. [The Hill]