Saudi Shura Council member: 'Women should not leave home without their husbands' permission'

Following are excerpts from an interview with Saudi Shura Council member Sheik Abd Al-Muhsin Al-Abikan, which aired on MBC TV (Saudi Arabia) on August 7, 2008.Let's go to the videotape. A transcript follows.Sheik Abd Al-Muhsin Al-Abikan: Allah said, in Surat Al-Nisa, of the Koran: "Men are guardians of women, because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they support them from