Women's activists plan campaign against driving ban in Saudi

Women's Rights activists in Saudi Arabia are turning to the web to express their frustration over a rejection from authorities to put driving in the back burner. 

In a report by Al-Jazeera, the country's Shura Consultative Council rejected a move to discuss the issue.

Conservative bureaucrats in favor of the ban say that allowing women to drive "will encourage the sexes to mix freely in public, and thus threaten public morality."

Saudi Arabia is the only country that bans women from driving. 

However this did not stop activists from backing down. They posted photos and videos expressing defiance. 

One online clip showed a woman in Riyadh driving in a vehicle her veiled dress. Motorists passing by gave her a a thumbs-up sign in approval.

A female activist who remained anonymous spoke to Reuters. She says that the online movement is part of a two-stage campaign to bring exposure to the issue and illicit support.

The campaign includes a nationwide protest scheduled this month.