A report in Saudi Arabia has warned that if Saudi women were given the right to drive, it would spell the end of virginity in the country

The report was prepared for Saudi Arabia's legislative assembly, the Shura Council, by a well-known Islamic academic. Though there is no formal ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, if they get behind the wheel, they can be arrested. As part of his careful reform process, King Abdullah has allowed suggestions to surface that the ban might be reviewed. This has angered the Islamic religious elite - a key power base for any Saudi ruler. Now, one of their number - well-known academic Kamal Subhi - has presented a new report to the country's legislative assembly, the Shura. The aim was to get it to drop plans to reconsider the ban. The report contains graphic warnings that letting women drive would increase prostitution, pornography, homosexuality and divorce.