In first poll in which women can vote and be candidates,female winners are declared across the conservative kingdomSaudi Arabia has elected its first female local councillors in a historic step for a country where women are banned from driving and face routine discrimination.
Results from Saturday’s municipal council elections indicated there were about 17 female winners. These included four in Jeddah, one near Mecca – domestic to Islam’s holiest site – and others in Tabuk, or Ahsaa and Qatif. Several more,reported by al-Sabq online newspaper, were expected to be confirmed later. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com