Kuwaiti women make history by winning parliament seats

Kuwaiti women achieved another historical milestone on Sunday by winning their first ever seats in the oil-rich Gulf state's parliament, with four women elected according to official results. Massuma al-Mubarak even won more votes than any other candidate in her constituency. Sixteen women stood among the 210 candidates in the running for the election. It's the third time that women have stood for parliament since receiving the right to vote in 2005. None were elected in the two previous ballots in 2006 and 2008. Images of the women candidates, courtesy of Al-Arabiya television.

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[abultoot]

Actually kuwait is quite liberal when it comes to women: women ministers, ambassadors, chairmen of private companies. and recently the police and now the parliament. they can wear whatever they want, drive, travel freely, etc..

[fahednaser]

Now in Kuwait, there are 4 women members in parliament, the possibility for the post of Minister in the Council of Ministers

[asomah123]

@javaq8 Ok first of all, Women can do what ever they want. I am a women and i KNOW ur saying that because men are afraid that women are going to be better than them. Its the truth. Face it. Women are better then men now :) The hell with you mate :)

[skullkid960]

@javaq8 sexist -_-

[dida560]

hahahahaha

[ZomgDana]

@Coy310 I love you for saying that xD

[Coy310]

@javaq8 Intimidated much? lol

[javaq8]

Not for long suckers

Women will return to their homes and cook like no tomorrow

The hell with woman's rights and all this crap

[shelajet]

@Potterq8 : تسمي خروج امك ولا اختك ولا حتى بنتك حاسرة عن شعرها وسافرة عن لباسها مظهرة ما يفتن من جسدها للرجال ومزاحم جسدها لهم في الاماكن العامة والخاصة خلافا لامر الله تسمي ذلك كله (( تطور )) . هل هذه اخلاق المسلمين ؟؟ هل هذه اخلاق اهل الخليج وعاداتهم ؟؟ حتى اليهوديات المتدينات يلبسون غطاء للشعر . والزبالة امثالك عبيد الثقافة الغربية يسمون العهر الغربي تطور وشريعة الله تخلف . وفوقها تقولون انكم عرب ومسلمين ؟؟ مالت عليك . صحيح انكم مسخرة .

[shelajet]

@Q8yaMal اذا كان اهلك ربوك على هالاخلاق الواطية فقبحك الله انت وياهم . اما اذا انت اخلاقك واطية من نفسك خلقة يعني . فما عليك شرهة لان وجهك اوسخ من بعر عنز .