Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT1774
2006-05-16 14:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 001774
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KDEM KWMN WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
SUBJECT: FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY
OF FULL POLITICAL RIGHTS
UNCLAS KUWAIT 001774
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KDEM KWMN WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
SUBJECT: FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY
OF FULL POLITICAL RIGHTS
1. May 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the historic
parliamentary decision granting Kuwaiti women full political rights.
The Ambassador attended an event entitled "Together towards a
Promising Partnership" under the patronage of Amir Shaykh Sabah
Al-Ahmad and attended by Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
and Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah. Organized by
the Women's Institute for Development and Training, the ceremony was
well-attended by men, women, and children and included many
prominent Kuwaiti figures. (Note: Several activists in the
suffrage struggle went to the National Assembly to follow the latest
developments regarding the amending of the electoral constituencies
(septel). End note.)
2. Women's rights activist and Lebanese MP Bahiya Al-Hariri, also
the sister of the late Rafiq Al-Hariri, delivered the keynote
address. Women's Institute Chairwoman Kawthar Al-Jouaan hailed the
efforts of the late and current Amir, as well as Kuwaiti MPs who
supported women's political rights. The event concluded with a film
about the history of Kuwaiti women, showcasing their strength and
independence while their husbands went pearl diving for months on
end and highlighting their academic achievements. It also detailed
the 40-year struggle for political rights and ended with the
appointments of the first female Cabinet member, Minister of
Planning and Minister of State for Administrative Development
Affairs Dr. Masouma Mubarak, and two women -- Shaykha Fatima
Al-Sabah and Fawzia Al-Baher -- to the Municipal Council.
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For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s
Visit Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
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LEBARON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KDEM KWMN WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
SUBJECT: FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY
OF FULL POLITICAL RIGHTS
1. May 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the historic
parliamentary decision granting Kuwaiti women full political rights.
The Ambassador attended an event entitled "Together towards a
Promising Partnership" under the patronage of Amir Shaykh Sabah
Al-Ahmad and attended by Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
and Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah. Organized by
the Women's Institute for Development and Training, the ceremony was
well-attended by men, women, and children and included many
prominent Kuwaiti figures. (Note: Several activists in the
suffrage struggle went to the National Assembly to follow the latest
developments regarding the amending of the electoral constituencies
(septel). End note.)
2. Women's rights activist and Lebanese MP Bahiya Al-Hariri, also
the sister of the late Rafiq Al-Hariri, delivered the keynote
address. Women's Institute Chairwoman Kawthar Al-Jouaan hailed the
efforts of the late and current Amir, as well as Kuwaiti MPs who
supported women's political rights. The event concluded with a film
about the history of Kuwaiti women, showcasing their strength and
independence while their husbands went pearl diving for months on
end and highlighting their academic achievements. It also detailed
the 40-year struggle for political rights and ended with the
appointments of the first female Cabinet member, Minister of
Planning and Minister of State for Administrative Development
Affairs Dr. Masouma Mubarak, and two women -- Shaykha Fatima
Al-Sabah and Fawzia Al-Baher -- to the Municipal Council.
********************************************* *
For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s
Visit Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
********************************************* *
LEBARON