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Kuwaiti women win political rights

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Kuwait's parliament has granted women the right to vote and stand in elections for the first time in the Gulf state's history.

The decision on Monday, finalised after several years of debate, was passed by a 35-23 vote after one legislator abstained.

Continue story @ http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/19C26BC8-C6C9-4AE9-9140-CC5716A5FD1F.htm

Source: Aljazeera.net

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