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Abolishing article 153 must be priority for 2023 election candidates: Activist

Abolishing article 153 must be priority for 2023 election candidates: Activist
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Abolish 153: the long road to ending honor killings in Kuwait

On July 6, 2021, Kuwait's judiciary issued one of its most-anticipated decisions of recent times. The case concerned the killing of Farah Hamzah Akbar, a 32-year-old Kuwaiti single mother of two. What made this particular case unnerving was not merely the brazen nature of the murder: the killer, Fah

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Kuwait′s new all-male parliament is a blow for women′s rights | Middle East| News and analysis of events in the Arab world | DW

Kuwait s new all-male parliament is a blow for women s rights Although none of the 29 female candidates won a seat in Kuwait s elections they are far from stopping their efforts. But analysts fear calls for quotas and women s political leadership are falling on deaf ears. Women candidates were out in force during the election campaign but failed to win a seat in parliament Less than a week after Kuwait s 4.8 million people (including 3.4 million foreign workers without voting rights) elected new members for the next four-year term of their national assembly, the shock that none of the female candidates made it, is setting in. In total, 326 candidates were vying for the 50-member legislature, 29 were women.

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Kuwait s new all-male parliament is a blow for women s rights

Kuwait s new all-male parliament is a blow for women s rights dw.com 12/10/2020 Jennifer Holleis Although none of the 29 female candidates won a seat in Kuwait s elections they are far from stopping their efforts. But analysts fear that calls for quotas and women s political leadership are falling on deaf ears. © Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP Women candidates were out in force during the election campaign but failed to win a seat in parliament Less than a week after Kuwait s 4.8 million people (including 3.4 million foreign workers without voting rights) elected new members for the next four-year term of their national assembly, the shock that none of the female candidates made it, is setting in. In total, 326 candidates were vying for the 50-member legislature, 29 were women.

Kuwait cityKuwait generalUnited statesMichael herbJennifer holleisBibi ashourSal khalidKal khaledYasser al zayyatKristin smith diwanCaitlin zieglerAlanoud al sharekhSheikh sabah al ahmedMarwa shalabyArab gulf states instituteRice university baker institute for public