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Kuwaiti Lawmakers Vote Against Giving Women Right to Vote

HeadlineMay 04, 2005

In Kuwait, women have faced another setback in their attempt to win the right to vote. The Kuwaiti Parliament has effectively killed a measure that would have allowed women to participate in municipal elections for the first time.

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