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May 18, 2009

Four Kuwaiti Women Elected to Parliament
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In Kuwait, a group of women have won election to the Kuwaiti parliament
for the first time. The US-educated economist Rola Dashti is one of four
women who won seats.

Rola Dashti: “Change is coming to Kuwait. We want a culture of solutions
to many issues we can cooperate in. We want a constructive debate. And
if it’s God’s will, this period will be the period for building a
nation”

Women in Kuwait gained the right to vote and to run for office in 2005.



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