EDITORIAL: Saudi Arabia denies women the vote

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World headlines blared on Monday that women in Saudi Arabia had been granted the right to vote. This is exactly what the kingdom’s hard-line Muslim rulers wanted. It diverts attention from the fact that women will still be banned from voting in this week’s elections. On Sunday, Saudi King Abdullah decreed that women would be able to participate and run in local elections in…

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EDITORIAL: Saudi Arabia denies women the vote

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