Monday, October 11, 2004
Bush's Pals Continue To Deny Women The Right To Vote...
Think of this on Wednesday night when Furious George starts going off about women registering to vote in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Women may neither vote nor run in Saudi Arabia's first nationwide elections, the government announced Monday, dashing hopes of progressive Saudis and easing fears among conservatives that the kingdom is moving too fast on reforms.
Some women considered the move yet another indignity in a country where they need their husbands' permission to study, travel or work. But others said they wouldn't trust themselves to judge whether a candidate is more than just a handsome face.
The religious establishment had been lobbying against women's participation in the elections, diplomats said.
But an electoral official cited administrative and logistical reasons Monday for the decision to ban women from the municipal elections, scheduled to be held in three stages from Feb. 10 to April 21.
Freedom is on the march?
Not in Saudi Arabia...
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