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telegraph.co.uk - 10/13/2009
Kuwaiti women MPs refuse to wear hijab in parliament
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Two female Kuwaiti MPs are defying the country's powerful Islamist movement by refusing to wear a headscarf in parliament.

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Female Kuwaiti MP challenges Sharia stipulation in election law
Jihad Watch — ... Additional reporting: "Kuwaiti women MPs refuse to wear hijab in parliament," by Richard Spencer for the Telegraph, October 12: ...

Kuwaiti women granted passport rights
Feministing — ... . 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 ...

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