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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (44924)	11/2/2003 6:45:33 PM
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Saudi women not full citizens RIYADH: Before they can benefit from planned political reforms, Saudi women must be recognised as full-fledged citizens, say activists seeking to promote women’s rights in their conservative kingdom. Saudi society need not look very far to enshrine women’s rights in law, for the correct implementation of sharia, or Islamic law, “would give Saudi women legal rights which even counterparts in the United States and Europe don’t have,” Fawzia Abu Khaled told AFP. Current laws based on sharia “should be re-read and refined in light of contemporary needs,” she said. Saudi Arabia announced last month it would hold its first ever polls within a year to elect half the members of new municipal councils. Semi-official reports have since said polls would be held within three years to fill one-third of the 120 seats of the appointed all-male Shura (Consultative) Council, and that half the members of regional councils would be elected within two years. But Shura Council speaker Saleh bin Humaid was prompt to rule out the inclusion of women in the advisory body. —AFP