I would be surprised if any of these women won, but at least the women of Saudi Arabia can now vote. How many will get out to vote, though, is anyone's guess.
Saudi Suffragettes: First Women to Stand for Election
By The Daily Telegraph
Published: 07th November 2015 08:39 AM
Last Updated: 07th November 2015 08:39 AM
LONDON: Their election leaflets cannot contain photographs, and they are not allowed to address men directly at campaign meetings.
But in a breakthrough moment for Saudi Arabia, a country known neither for voting nor for female emancipation, the names of the first women to nominate themselves as election candidates have been published.
The elections for local councils next month are the third in the nation's modern history, but the first in which women will be allowed both to vote and to stand, under a decree by the late King Abdullah.
Their duties should they win will be the mundane tasks of councillors everywhere, such as supervising road maintenance. But the opportunity has been seized by some of the country's most prominent women's rights activists, as well by others who see themselves as apolitical but who want to improve their local communities. More than 1,000 women have submitted their names across the country, far more than many expected.
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Saudi Suffragettes: First Women to Stand for Election?
Saudi Suffragettes: First Women to Stand for Election
By The Daily Telegraph
Published: 07th November 2015 08:39 AM
Last Updated: 07th November 2015 08:39 AM
LONDON: Their election leaflets cannot contain photographs, and they are not allowed to address men directly at campaign meetings.
But in a breakthrough moment for Saudi Arabia, a country known neither for voting nor for female emancipation, the names of the first women to nominate themselves as election candidates have been published.
The elections for local councils next month are the third in the nation's modern history, but the first in which women will be allowed both to vote and to stand, under a decree by the late King Abdullah.
Their duties should they win will be the mundane tasks of councillors everywhere, such as supervising road maintenance. But the opportunity has been seized by some of the country's most prominent women's rights activists, as well by others who see themselves as apolitical but who want to improve their local communities. More than 1,000 women have submitted their names across the country, far more than many expected.
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Saudi Suffragettes: First Women to Stand for Election?
