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Saudi women get right to vote, but can't drive yet

  • 25.09.2011
  • By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and HAMZA HENDAWI, The Associated Press
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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has decreed that women will have the right to vote and be candidates for local elections in 2015. The decision is being perceived as a radical shift in Saudi society where women are required to be veiled and are unable to drive on their own.

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