Saudi Arabian authorities are warning activists who plan to violate the conservative oil kingdom’s ban on women drivers.  They’ve already made videos of females behind the wheel on short jaunts and posted them to social media sites.

“We are saying, ‘Just go ahead and drive now,’” says computer science teacher Aziza al-Yousef, a key organizer of the protest.  “I know women started driving.  The messages are in the hundreds.  We are counting the videotapes.”

The campaigners hope to take advantage of the fuzziness of the Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving.  It’s not enshrined in Islamic sharia law, nor is it in the kingdom’s traffic code.  However, the government simply will not grant drivers licenses to women.  And the interior ministry said “all gatherings are prohibited” this weekend, especially on Saturday when the activists are encouraging women to take the wheel.

“It is known that women in Saudi are banned from driving and laws will be applied against violators and those who demonstrate in support” of this cause, said interior ministry spokesman General Mansur al-Turki.

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International is urging the Saudi authorities to respect the right of women to drive.