Saudi Women Elected To Lead Local Councils
Lesson Brief
Walla
On December 13, Walla reported that for the first time, Saudi women participated in municipal elections and several women won. The preliminary results show that one woman won a seat in the Mecca municipal council and other women won seats in another municipality. The elections were momentous because they came after the Saudi government lifted a ban on women participating in elections.
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- recruiting
- גִיוּס
- seat
- מוֹשָׁב
- to say the least
- בלָשׁוֹן הַמעָטָה
- for the firs time
- לְרִאשׁוֹנָה
- on the horizon
- באוֹפֶק
- little effect
- הַשׁפָּעָה מועטה
- only for show
- בהַצָגָה בִּלבַד
- to compete, contest
- לְהִתְמוֹדֵד , מִתְמוֹדֵד
- without approval
- לְלֹא אִישׁוּר
- full equality of rights
- שוויון זכויות מלא