Women Given Voting Rights -- With Proviso:
"Parliament granted Kuwaiti women the right to vote and run for office, but religious fundamentalists who opposed women's suffrage attached a clause requiring female politicians and voters to abide by Islamic law."
Yes!! I guess they have to put on their provisos until they get used to the idea. It was a big shock here, I believe, when women were first given the vote. To me, it's very odd that they didn't have it in the first place. Women weren't allowed to wear trousers and that seems ludicrous now and for a while there was this expectation that skirts and dresses would be worn in certain places and on certain occasions. Big changes always seem to come with intitial restrictions. We expect our politicians to abide by our constitution and to uphold our values but the latter can come under debate from time to time since values have been somewhat fluid to say the least. We are in a period of redefining what we want to uphold and respect and where our boundaries are . I am certain that the Kuwatis can work this out without my help...but it's great their women now have a vote. The country will be stronger for it.
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