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Kuwait: Kuwait woman candidate 'proud' despite second placing

A Kuwaiti female candidate said on Wednesday that she was "proud" of her strong showing in a municipal council by-election in which women took part for the first time ever despite failing to win the only seat at stake.

الكويت: النساء في أول مشاركة سياسية على أرض الواقع: أصواتنا ستلعب الدور الأبرز لحسم النتيجة النهائية

Kuwait: Kuwaiti women vote for first time

Polling has begun in a Kuwaiti council by-election in which women are being allowed to vote for the first time. Two women are also among eight candidates running for the seat in the Salmiya district, south of the capital.

سورية: تعيين العطار: ديكور.. أم نجاح؟

Israel: The right of Arab Bedouin women to adequate housing and accommodation

This article addresses the issue of the violation of the rights of Arab Bedouin women living in the Naqab (Negev) to adequate housing and accommodation.

Syria: Najah appointed Syria's first woman vice-president

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has appointed former culture minister Najah Al Attar as a Second Vice-President, the official news agency Sana reported. Najah is the first woman to hold such a high position in Syria.

اول امرأة كويتية تطلق حملة انتخابية

Pakistan: Religious minorities - ensure protection of places of worship and properties

WLUML has received this call for action from friends at Hotline Asia and urges you to respond. They state that in the past 10 months (May 2005 to February 2006), the places of worship and properties of religious minorities are increasingly being targeted by the extremist attacks and grabbing of properties in Pakistan.

Pakistan: Religious minorities - ensure protection of places of worship and properties

البحرين: وزارة التنمية الاجتماعية والتمكين السياسي للمرأة