Women in Kuwait given full political rights
Written by ry on May 18th, 2005
Women in Kuwait have finally been given the right to vote and to stand for office in elections.
From the BBC:
There were celebrations around the Gulf state on Monday after parliament agreed to let women vote and stand for office.
The result, announced by the speaker of parliament, was greeted with thunderous applause from the public gallery where backers of the amendment were gathered.
Outside, drivers hooted their horns, people danced and cheered and lit fireworks.
“We made it. This is history,” said suffrage activist Roula Dashti.
“Our target is the parliamentary polls in 2007. I’m starting my campaign from today.”
Unfortunately, there are still some places in the world that still haven’t made it. For Baha’is, Abdu’l-Baha tells us that among Baha’u'llah’s teachings is the equality of women and men:
The world of humanity has two wings–one is women and the other men. Not until both wings are equally developed can the bird fly. Should one wing remain weak, flight is impossible. Not until the world of women becomes equal to the world of men in the acquisition of virtues and perfections, can success and prosperity be attained as they ought to be.
For those of us who came into the Baha'i Faith through the ever popular 
