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Rasha Hefzi

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

At the end of 2015 history was made in Saudi Arabia, when women were allowed to vote and stand for the first time in municipal elections. Saudi businesswoman Rasha Hefzi is one of the twenty-one women elected to a municipal council. In a country where women are not allowed to drive this step is being seen by many as a huge leap for women rights. But is it? Show less

Contributors

Interviewer:
Zeinab Badawi
Interviewed Guest:
Rasha Hefzi

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