The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999 :
The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999 :
“...Parliament today rejected a Bill to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in parliamentary elections, by a margin of 32 to 30.
The National Assembly was split between liberal pro-government and Shiite Muslim deputies who were in favour of women’s rights, while the opposition camp grouped Sunni Muslim fundamentalists and tribal MPs.
A total of 64 MPs and Ministers were present, of whom two abstained.”
The Parliament referred to in this quotation is that of :
(a) Kuwait (b) Iran (c) Bahrain (d) Saudi Arabia
1 Answers
(a) Kuwait's all-male Parliament rejected granting women full political rights. The vote was 32 to 30 with 2 abstentions. With 64 members present, the bill needed 33 votes to pass.