http://www.theage.com.au/world/women-may-get-a-vote-20110607-1frdf.html
Women may get a vote June 8, 2011 SAUDI ARABIA THE consultative Shura council has recommended allowing women to vote in the next local polls, in at least four years, without being permitted to run for office, a member says. Saudi men in the ultra-conservative kingdom will vote in September to elect half the members of municipal councils. But women, who are deprived of many rights, remain banned from voting. The all-appointed consultative council, which serves as an advisory body without legislative authority, ''agreed to allow women to take part as a voters only and in the next elections'' expected in 2015, the council member said. King Abdullah must still agree to the change. Saudi women are not allowed to drive and they cannot travel without authorisation from their male guardian. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/world/women-may-get-a-vote-20110607-1frdf.html#ixzz1Od2CI0Q2 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
