The leaders of an Orthodox Jewish sect in north London have reportedly declared that women should not be allowed to drive in a letter sent out to the community.
Rabbis from the Belz Hasidic sect in Stamford Hill have said women driving cars contravenes ÔÇ£the traditional rules of modesty in our campÔÇØ and the conventions of hasidic institutions, according to a report by the Jewish Chronicle.
The letter, which was signed by Belz educational leaders and endorsed by rabbis, also said women could be banned from their schools if their mothers drove them from August onwards.
It cited increasing numbers of ÔÇ£mothers of pupils who have started to driveÔÇØ which it said had led to ÔÇ£great resentment among parents of pupils of our institutionsÔÇØ.