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King Abdullah appoints 30 women to consultative Shura Council

sovegnavos:

King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia has appointed 30 women to the previously all-male consultative Shura Council, marking a historic first as he pushes reforms in the kingdom.

The decrees, published by the official SPA news agency on Friday, give women a 20 percent quota in the Shura Council, a body appointed by the king to advise him on policy and legislation.

One decree amended an article in the council’s statute to give women representation on the body, while the other named the 150 members, among them 30 women.

awesome!

# saudi arabia politics cue queue

Reblogged 4 months ago from lipstick-feminists (Originally from sovegnavos) 134 notes
climateadaptation: These two are my favorite shots from the Olympics opening ceremony. Top: “A live tweet from Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, appears in the crowd in Olympic Stadium, on July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)” Bottom: “Sarah Attar and Wojdan Shahrkhani (background), the first female Saudis to ever compete in the Olympics, part of Saudi Arabia’s contingent, take part in the athletes parade in the Olympic Stadium, on July 27, 2012. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)” More: InFocus/The Atlanticclimateadaptation: These two are my favorite shots from the Olympics opening ceremony. Top: “A live tweet from Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, appears in the crowd in Olympic Stadium, on July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)” Bottom: “Sarah Attar and Wojdan Shahrkhani (background), the first female Saudis to ever compete in the Olympics, part of Saudi Arabia’s contingent, take part in the athletes parade in the Olympic Stadium, on July 27, 2012. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)” More: InFocus/The Atlantic

climateadaptation:

These two are my favorite shots from the Olympics opening ceremony.

Top: “A live tweet from Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, appears in the crowd in Olympic Stadium, on July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)”

Bottom: “Sarah Attar and Wojdan Shahrkhani (background), the first female Saudis to ever compete in the Olympics, part of Saudi Arabia’s contingent, take part in the athletes parade in the Olympic Stadium, on July 27, 2012. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)”

More: InFocus/The Atlantic

# olympics women humanity games bringing people together saudi arabia progress london

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Saudi Arabia: Let Women Play in the 2012 London Olympics →

mohandasgandhi:

humanrightswatch:

Donate your Facebook status for a day.

The Olympics launch in a month and Saudi Arabia stands alone in the world banning women from sport. By refusing to allow women on their national team, Saudi Arabia violates the Olympic Charter. London 2012: Don’t let Saudi Arabia play unless their women can!

Saudi Arabia, stop trying to make the Middle East look bad.

# Olympics news politics women's rights feminism saudi arabia middle east sports basketball olympics

Reblogged 11 months ago from mohandasgandhi (Originally from humanrightswatch) 58 notes

Women in Saudi Arabia to vote and run in elections →

loverwife:

Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, King Abdullah has announced.

See also: Saudi Arabian woman challenges male guardianship laws, Saudi women turn to social media for right to drive, Saudi woman seeks to put women in the driving seat

(Source: amyleona)

# Saudi Arabia feminism suffrage human rights

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