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Women have been given the right to vote in parliamentary elections for the first time in Kuwait, although there is a requirement that female politicians and voters abide by Islamic law:
"I am overexcited. I can't believe this," said activist Rola Dashti, who said she would run in the next parliamentary election. "I'm starting my campaign as of today."
Dashti said she was not worried by the Islamic law reference, saying it probably just meant separate polling stations.
"They can't impose veils on voters," she said.
And so the winds of change continue to blow across the Middle East:
Women can now vote in all Middle Eastern nations where elections are held except Saudi Arabia. The Persian Gulf nations of Bahrain, Qatar and Oman all have held their first elections in recent years and allowed women to cast ballots.
