Women in Saudi Arabia are getting the vote.
Wow... Granted, the municipal councils they can now vote for and run to be on don't exactly have a lot of power- but they've also won the right to be appointed to the consultative Shura Council which advises King Abdullah (whether any actually will be or not will have to be seen)- but no question, this is a major, major development worthy of a quiet 'hooray!' for any sign of progress from the House of Saud.
(Of course: you can thank, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain for this- all this talk of revolution and revolt has them very, very, very nervous in Saudi Arabia. They're spending cash hand over fist to make everyone happy so I guess loosening up a bit is in order as well. We'll now how nervous they are depending on how much they loosen up- when women start driving and can actually show their faces in public, then the ground will be shifting in a big way- but I still say two thumbs up. Any progress is good progress.)
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