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Saudi names 15 women to Shura Council – report
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Jan 9, 2013, 6:22:07 AM1/9/13
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Saudi Arabia is expected to name 15 women among its 150-member Shura Council when the body’s new representatives are announced next week.
The new members are set to be revealed on 15 January and a number of prominent females have been nominated to take up positions on the council.
These include deputy chairman of the National Society for Human Rights, Al-Jowhara Al-Anqari; executive director of the National Family Safety Programme, Dr Maha Al-Muneef; rector of Princess Noura University in Riyadh, Huda Al-Ameel; and current deputy minister of education, Noora Al-Fayez.
Absolute ruler King Abdullah stated in 2011 that women would be appointed to the Shura and from 2015 would be allowed to vote and contest in municipal elections, saying: “We refuse to marginalise women in Saudi society,” adding “Muslim women in our history have had stances that cannot be sidelined.”
The new members are set to be revealed on 15 January and a number of prominent females have been nominated to take up positions on the council.
These include deputy chairman of the National Society for Human Rights, Al-Jowhara Al-Anqari; executive director of the National Family Safety Programme, Dr Maha Al-Muneef; rector of Princess Noura University in Riyadh, Huda Al-Ameel; and current deputy minister of education, Noora Al-Fayez.
Absolute ruler King Abdullah stated in 2011 that women would be appointed to the Shura and from 2015 would be allowed to vote and contest in municipal elections, saying: “We refuse to marginalise women in Saudi society,” adding “Muslim women in our history have had stances that cannot be sidelined.”
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