King Abdullah: Saudi Arabia women can vote (middle east, elections, good news)

[d-boy-80]

One step at a time. But it is movement in the right direction.

Woman will soon be able to vote in Saudi Arabia, but they still can't drive a car.

Saudi King Abdullah announced on Sunday that not only will females be allowed to vote in municipal elections in that Middle Eastern country, they will also be allowed to hold office, according to news outlets in the region.

King Abdullah: Saudi Arabia women can vote, hold elected office in 2015

[theunbrainwashed]

I think we'll see a free Saudi Arabia within our lifetimes, hopefully, as long as the West stops supporting the Bedouin tribe king that was installed by the British when they colonized the Arabian Peninsula

[FrugalYankee]

Thank you for posting this - I was going to and fortunately searched first to see if someone had beaten me to it.

It's heartening to see a monarch who can move the country in a direction where all its citizens are empowered and do so without riots or bloodshed.

[SNEwx_46]

Great news.

[d-boy-80]

Originally Posted by FrugalYankee

Thank you for posting this - I was going to and fortunately searched first to see if someone had beaten me to it.

It's heartening to see a monarch who can move the country in a direction where all its citizens are empowered and do so without riots or bloodshed.

Its true, but I hope they change the law where it says it isn't the Saudi's Arab fault for causing an accident. That is bad.

Have you heard of it? If a Saudi man hits you with his car. Its your fault and not his. And you can face imprisonment and fines even though it was the other person's fault. That law needs to be changed.

But hopefully this monarch won't stop and will continue to move forward.

[WIHS2006]

This is very good news, hopefully he will continue the process even further leading to a Western style constitutional monarchy.