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Tag Archives: women’s rights
Women, you are allowed to vote. – For me. If at all.
Last weekend, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has announced that women might in future be allowed to stand as candidates in municipal elections and “will even have a right to vote”. Among women’s rights activists, excitement and optimism have been … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Law, Politics, Saudi Arabia
Tagged democracy, elections, Human Rights, women's rights
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New innovation from Iran: Islamic bikes
After its revolutionary space programme, sending a mouse, a turtle and a can of worms into space in February 2010, and after being set to uncover the secrets of nuclear fusion, Iran is continuing on its unstoppable path of innovation … Continue reading
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