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Saudi Arabia – Women Denied Vote in First Saudi Nationwide Elections
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September 15, 2004 Adultery a Crime? The Turks Think Again and Say No By SUSAN SACHS AN, Turkey, Sept. 14- After suffering a wave of criticism from European Union officials, women's groups, newspaper columnists and finally from its own members, Turkey's governing party abandoned a proposal on Tuesday to . Learn More
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