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Saudi Women Set Their Sights on the Right to Vote

Posted by emanhashim on 22 Jun 2011 / 0 Comments

Last March, Saudi authorities stated that half the seats in the municipal council in the next September 2011 run would be elected, rather than selected by the monarch himself as usual. But when they implemented elections, they neglected to include women’s votes. When asked why, the kingdom’s electoral commission mentioned it was because of logistic-related […]

Currents of Change for Women in Saudi Arabia

Posted by Guest Contributor on 09 May 2011 / 0 Comments

This was written by Maha Akeel and was originally published in Common Ground News Service. “Saudi Arabia is not yet ready for women to participate in the upcoming municipal elections on 23 April.” The election commissioner made this bold statement late last month, referring to women’s roles as both voters and candidates. Two years earlier, […]