[Mb-civic] A Beacon for Arab Women

Sun May 22 14:20:32 PDT 2005

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A Beacon for Arab Women 
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May 22 2005

The Kuwaiti parliament's vote last week to give full political rights to women is a milestone in the Arab world. Countries such as Saudi Arabia don't even let their women drive, let alone vote &#8212; or still less hold elected office. 

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http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-women22may22,0,1463986.story 

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