Some Saudi Men Help Attempt to End Ban on Women Driving

Risk their own jobs and public backlash

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A growing number of men are quietly helping steer a campaign to end Saudi Arabia's ban on allowing women to drive, risking their jobs and social condemnation in the conservative kingdom.

Some of the men have even been questioned by authorities, and one was detained by a branch of the Saudi Interior Ministry — a move that sent a chill through some of the activists working to put women behind the wheel.