June 21st, 2005

Women in Islamic Kuwait

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The new minister for planning and administrative development in Kuwait is…. (gasp!) a woman. Massouma al-Mubarak was sworn in yesterday signaling a new era for women in Islamic political circles in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia unfortunately still languishes in the stone-age by not allowing women to vote let alone contest an election. Kuwait has taken a bold step in empowering women politically by allowing them to vote and participate in politics and they should be applauded by all proponents of democracy. Of course, Massouma’s elevation wasn’t without protests from the tribal and Islamist MPs who protested that her appointment was unconstitutional. However, according to the constitutional experts, this objection has been overruled, making it clear that their protests have other motivations. It is difficult to believe that in the 21st century, women enfranchisement is still considered a luxury in some countries.

by Patrix | on Tuesday, June 21st, 2005 at 8:00 am | Posted In Politicking . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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  1. varnam Says:
    June 21st, 2005 at 10:41 am replyReply to this comment

    Kuwaiti women can vote

    In his book, Longitudes and Attitudes, Tom Friedman writes about traveling in Saudi Arabia after Sept 11th. He meets a number of women who talk to him about the repressive Saudi society and wonder why no one is taking up…

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