Five women have become candidates in Kuwaiti parliamentary elections for the first time in the Gulf state's history. One of them, woman's rights activist Rula Dashti, said it was a historic day that marked the beginning of women's involvement in Kuwaiti public life.The Kuwaiti parliament voted last May to allow women to vote and run for office, ending a 44-year ban. The 29 June poll was called on Sunday amid a political crisis over reform. "It's a dream come true and the actual beginning of Kuwaiti women's participation in public life," Ms Dashti told AFP news agency after filing her papers.
The dissolution was ordered by the ruler, Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah, after a dispute broke out between government and MPs over electoral reform.
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