The purpose of the article is to show that women should be given equal rights as men in Arabian countries, Saudi Arabia in particular. The article is talking about how Saudi women protested by driving on their own, which is practically illegal in Saudi Arabia. They were stopped by the police, returned home, and some of them even imprisoned for a couple of days because of their actions. The topic of women rights is a very sensitive subject in these countries, and women wanted to rebel for their rights.