Kuwait: Kuwait hastens women's vote bill
Source:
BBC Kuwait's parliament has agreed to speed up moves towards a law to grant women the same political rights as men.
Website Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4325207.stm
Submitted on Fri, 03/11/2005 - 01:00
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