female voters
Trapped in pir's ban, Chandpur females not casting votes since 1972
Barred by an arbitrary religious edict imposed by a local pir (religious leader), female voters of an entire union in Faridganj upazila have willingly not exercised their right to franchise in independent Bangladesh.
Women in Saudi Arabia voting for first time
Saudi Arabia is going to the polls in unprecedented municipal elections in which women can cast a ballot for the first time.
December 28, 2018
Trapped in pir's ban, Chandpur females not casting votes since 1972
Barred by an arbitrary religious edict imposed by a local pir (religious leader), female voters of an entire union in Faridganj upazila have willingly not exercised their right to franchise in independent Bangladesh.
December 12, 2015
Women in Saudi Arabia voting for first time
Saudi Arabia is going to the polls in unprecedented municipal elections in which women can cast a ballot for the first time.
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