Kuwaiti Women’s Suffrage Comes Early
خالده الخضر
رولا دشتي
طيبه الابراهيم
عائشه الرشيد
غنيمه الحيدر
We continue our steps towards reforms. These elections will be critical in determining the path to a better Kuwait. Women’s rights and the youth orange movement that calls for reforms through the call for 5 electoral districts are important catalysts for change.
Even if none of the women win this time, even when these elections are going to be based on the corrupt 25 districts, it is the orange movement and it’s positivity that started to change everyone’s expectations of the future. More importantly, they invograted many to play a role in determining the future.
For a better Kuwait, be there and vote for 5, vote for a moral, honourable, and democratic Kuwait.
June 29th 2006. A day when we will change Kuwait for the better.
UPDATE: At close of registration on June 3rd, the number of women candidates has risen to 32 out of the 402 registered candidates to run on June 29th. While women voters represent 57% of registered voters – thanks to their automatic registration based on their civil identity cards. Wish all the reform candidates all the luck, and hope for a large turn out of the women vote!
