Safinaz Abu al-Shamat and Jamal al-Saadi made history last Sunday by becoming the first Saudi women to register to vote.
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“It is very important, with all its problems,” said Hatoon al-Fassi
First Saudi women register to vote
Dozens of women are expected to contest Saudi Arabia’s municipal elections for the first time in the country’s history.
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![According to the Saudi Gazette, a third of the 1,263 voting centres are being set aside for female voters [AP]](https://i2.wp.com/www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2015/8/19/ca225c2c89df4b1986a40d8d1454f234_18.jpg "Saudi women register to vote in municipal elections")
Women in Saudi Arabia have begun registering to vote in municipal elections, the first time they are able to take part i
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Women will be allowed to vote for the first time this week, but their daily lives remain severely restricted
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“It is very important, with all its problems,” said Hatoon al-Fassi
