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Saudi Women Set Their Sights on the Right to Vote


Posted by emanhashim on 22 Jun 2011 / 0 Comments
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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 […]

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