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Thirty Saudi women have taken seats in Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, for the first time in the conservative kingdom's history, as they were sworn in before King Abdullah at his palace in the capital, Riyadh.
The women took their seats in the same room with their 130 male colleagues and were sworn in collectively, state television said on Tuesday.
(Source: AlJazeera)
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Thirty Saudi women have taken seats in Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, for the first time in the conservative kingdom's history, as they were sworn in before King Abdullah at his palace in the capital, Riyadh.
The women took their seats in the same room with their 130 male colleagues and were sworn in collectively, state television said on Tuesday.
(Source: AlJazeera)
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