This article, Saudi king allows women to vote in local elections, by Youssef Maamoun reports the change to let women vote in Saudi Arabia. First, the king of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah announced that woman could vote and run for office in the 2015 elections. Second, the ability for women to vote has been the largest change King Abdullah has made since he was elected in 1995. Also, Saudi Arabia’s women’s rights organizations staged public defiance and took to the streets. Finally, members of the Saudi Arabia's clerical council, or Ulema, supported his decision. This article states the changes that King Abdullah made in Saudi Arabia will ultimately give women the right to vote in the year 2015.
This article, Saudi king allows women to vote in local elections, by Youssef Maamoun reports the change to let women vote in Saudi Arabia. First, the king of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah announced that woman could vote and run for office in the 2015 elections. Second, the ability for women to vote has been the largest change King Abdullah has made since he was elected in 1995. Also, Saudi Arabia’s women’s rights organizations staged public defiance and took to the streets. Finally, members of the Saudi Arabia's clerical council, or Ulema, supported his decision. This article states the changes that King Abdullah made in Saudi Arabia will ultimately give women the right to vote in the year 2015.
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