Eman Joharjy, a fashion designer, smiles as she poses in one of her creations at her shop in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia June 23, 2018. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - When Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving ended on Sunday, fashion designer Eman Joharjy and her friends drove to Jeddah's seafront where they exchanged their car for bicycles.
The colourful, embroidered jumpsuit abayas they donned stood out among the sea of women wearing similar loose-fitting full-length robes but in the traditional black. Yet no one stopped them.
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