Kuwaiti Women's Suffrage Comes Early

As one of the positive consequences of dissolving the parliament, women's right to run for Majlis AlOmmah came earlier than expected. Today, May 25th 2006, 5 Kuwaiti women officially registered to run for the parliement. They are:

خالده الخضر
رولا دشتي
طيبه الابراهيم
عائشه الرشيد
غنيمه الحيدر

It makes me proud to see this happen in Kuwait. I wish the candidates all the luck and continued strength to continue their effort to progress our country into more civil rights and a more representative parliament.

We continue our steps towards reforms. These elections will be critical in determining the path to a better Kuwait. Women’s rights and the youth orange movement that calls for reforms through the call for 5 electoral districts are important catalysts for change.

Even if none of the women win this time, even when these elections are going to be based on the corrupt 25 districts, it is the orange movement and it’s positivity that started to change everyone’s expectations of the future. More importantly, they invograted many to play a role in determining the future.

For a better Kuwait, be there and vote for 5, vote for a moral, honourable, and democratic Kuwait.

June 29^th 2006. A day when we will change Kuwait for the better.

UPDATE: At close of registration on June 3^rd, the number of women candidates has risen to 32 out of the 402 registered candidates to run on June 29^th. While women voters represent 57% of registered voters – thanks to their automatic registration based on their civil identity cards. Wish all the reform candidates all the luck, and hope for a large turn out of the women vote!