Changes in voting and additional legal rights are the first steps on a long and hard road to the emancipation of women in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia is probably the last region in the world one would sight for signs of democracy but the kingdom is making its first faltering attempts.
Since the first municipal elections took region in 2005,an all male affair, many women enjoy been asking for the lawful to vote and even to stand for office. This year change has come as women finally are allowed to stand alongside men as candidates – and a remarkable 900 women enjoy seized the opportunity.
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Source: theguardian.com