 Clockwise from top: Fayda Kamel, representative of Al-Khalifa district, a veteran woman parlimantarian in a session headed by Amal Othman, the deputy speaker of the assembly. Both running for the 2005 elections; Shafiq, Al-Tagammu nominee; despite the low level of female participation at the People's Assembly elections, women's votes are crucial for the candidates (photo: Khaled El-Fiqi) parent page (2 - 9 November 2005, issue #767) |