2011 Saudi Arabian municipal elections: Difference between revisions

Saudi Arabian women organised through the "Baladi" (''My Country'') and Saudi Women's Revolution<ref name="saudi_women_revolution" /> to campaign for women's participation in the election.<ref name="bloom_women">{{cite news | first=Donna | last=Abu-Nasr | pages= | language =| title=Saudi Women Inspired by Fall of Mubarak Step Up Equality Demand | date=2011-03-28 | publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] | url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-28/saudi-women-inspired-by-revolt-against-mubarak-go-online-to-seek-equality.html |accessdate=2011-04-02 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5xeO2w5aG |archivedate=2011-04-02 |deadurl=no }}</ref> From 23–25 April, women in Jeddah,<ref name="AJE_women2325April" /> Riyadh and [[Dammam]] tried to register as electors. The ''[[Gulf News]]'' said that "strong public opinion ... supporting women's participation in the election process" followed local newspapers' publication of photos of women waiting in queues to register for the election. Fawzia Al Hani, chair of the "Baladi" ''Facebook'' campaign, said that Saudi Arabian law states that women have the right to vote and to stand as candidates.<ref name="GulfNews_women2325April" /><ref name="eurasia_review">{{cite news | first=Rob L. | last=Wagner | pages= | language =| title=Saudi Arabia’s Municipal Elections: Tough Lessons Learned from Islamic Conservatives | date=2011-09-09 | publisher=[[Eurasia Review]] | url=http://www.eurasiareview.com/09092011-saudi-arabia%E2%80%99s-municipal-elections-tough-lessons-learned-from-islamic-conservatives-analysis/ |accessdate=2011-09-25 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5xeO2w5aG |archivedate=2011-04-02 |deadurl=no }}</ref>

 

 

Badawi also applied to the Municipal Elections Appeal Committee to reverse the refusal of her registration. Her application was refused on the grounds that appeals against registration refusals must take place within three days of the refusal.<ref name="sgazette_badawi_elections_decision" />