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Saudi Arabia

November 10, 2015
Introducing Saudi Arabia’s first women candidates

November 9, 2015
First women register to vote in Saudi Arabia

August 19, 2013
Women use Twitter to raise issues, Saudi Arabia

Thousands of Saudi women have been using social media, especially Twitter, to air their views and campaign for their rights, a senior Saudi journalist said, adding that their tweets were instrumental in mobilizing public and official support for their causes.

Thirty women have been appointed to the Shura Council by Saudi Arabia’s king Abdullah
January 14, 2013
BBC: Saudi Arabia's king appoints women to Shura Council

Thirty women have been appointed to the Shura Council by Saudi Arabia’s king Abdullah, for a 4-year term.