The Granting of Voting Rights to Saudi Women is Meaningless under an Autocratic Absolute Monarchy that has Politically Disempowered the Entire Nation
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On Sunday 25th of September, King Abdullah, monarch and leader of Saudi Arabia announced his decision to grant the country's women the right to vote and to stand as candidates in local municipal elections in 2015 as well as to be appointed as members of the Shura council. This comes against a backdrop of a call in May this year by more than 60 intellectuals in the kingdom to boycott…
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