Four women were elected to the Gulf region’s oldest parliament 16 May in Kuwait’s third general election in three years. Among the winners were economist Rola Dashti and US-educated university teacher Aseel Al-Awadi, a member of Amnesty International. Women won the vote in Kuwait only in 2005. BBC, CNN
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News story, GenevaLunch, 18 May 2009.
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Tags: Aseel Al-Awadi, elections, Kuwait parliament, Rola Dashti
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