Kuwait approves women's political rights

USATODAY.com:

Kuwaiti lawmakers approved political rights for women Monday, clearing the way for females to participate in parliamentary elections for the first time in the Gulf nation's history. However, fundamentalist Muslims included a requirement that any female politician or voter abide by Islamic law. It was not clear what limits that would put on women's rights. Kuwait's next parliamentary election is due in 2007. The nation's Cabinet asked for the vote Monday in a surprise move after a number of attempts had been stymied by fundamentalist lawmakers. The bill was approved 35-23 with one abstention and immediately became law.

This seems like another very positive development. The provision that they abide by Islamic law is troubling, but progress is progress.