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Female Kuwaiti MP challenges Sharia stipulation in election law
Jihad Watch —
... continues. The vague stipulation that Kuwaiti women observe Sharia in parliament was only a transparent effort at managing the potential liability of uppity women legislators. "Kuwaiti MP seeks to scrap Sharia controls in election law," from Agence France-Presse, October 12: ...
Kuwaiti women granted passport rights
Feministing —
... principles that puts an end to this injustice against Kuwaiti women".
Women's political rights have really improved in Kuwait over the past few years. Women were granted voting rights in 2005, and first voted and ran for office in 2006. This year, the first female members of parliament were elected. And this month, two of the four women MPs, Rula Dashti and Aseel Al-Awadhi, announced they would not wear the hijab in parliament. When a fatwa issued shortly after their announcement, the Dashti tabled an amendment to repeal a ...
