Women Protest Being Shut Out of Elections
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From Times Wire Reports
Kuwaiti men voted for an all-male parliament as women protested their exclusion from the polls. There have been growing calls for reforms in Kuwait, where the Al Sabah ruling family has been in power for decades.
The official KUNA news agency said some women tried to force their way into a polling station to vote, but security forces told them to leave. Islamists and pro-Western liberals have called for the ruling family to loosen its grip on government.
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