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EDITORIAL: SAUDIS' ELECTION TRAVESTY

Saudi Arabia's first "nationwide" elections beginning in February 2005 will be an all-male affair. Women may neither vote nor run for office, according to Interior Minister Prince Nayef, who told a Kuwaiti newspaper, I don't think that women's participation is possible.
https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,...98059,00.html

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While one can see why there are concerns about allowing women to vote and run for office due to religious reasons, one only needs to look at India and Pakistan where the same discrimination against women was commonplace not too long ago, and the leaps and bounds that have been made to close the gap since. In Pakistan, there was even a recent female Prime Minister. My hope is that the day will come when the same is true for Saudia Arabia.

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SAUDI ARABIA MOURNS DEATH OF KING FAHD

Saudi Arabia announced the death of King Fahd on Monday and that his half-brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, has been named the country's new monarch.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200.rch-050801.html

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This is a HUGE deal.

What do the Saudis know that the rest of the world does not? Do they have foreknowledge of terrorist activity, or some other shocking world event, that would cause them to retrieve $360 billion (yes, that's Billion with a B ) from around the world and bring it home for safety? Is it significant that this happens so soon after the king's death? Why is the mainstream media basically ignoring this event?

A very brief story here.

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SAUDI WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN ELECTION FOR FIRST TIME

Women in Saudi Arabia are taking part in an election, both as voters and as candidates, in a historic first for the kingdom.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...udi-051128.html

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Saudi Arabian Women Can Vote

Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, the country's King Abdullah announces. Ref. BBC

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20 women elected in Saudi elections:

Saudi voters have elected 20 women for local government seats, according to early results, a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country's history. Ref. Source 6x

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The truth behind Saudi changes. FOR women, the Saudi regime is loosening its grip. They can attend sport matches. Soon they'll be able to drive. Here's why the sands are shifting. Source 8b.