I know, I know, I’m a news junky. Sue me.
But for hilarity, I always turn to our local rag, the illustrious GDN, aided and abetted by our Parliament or honorable parliamentarians.
Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King Hamad:
It is the duty of the young to stand up and vote women into parliament, to ensure the country’s political, social and economic progress, said Princess Sabeeka, who chairs the Supreme Council for Women.
She was speaking as she opened and led a three-hour debate at Bahrain University’s Sakhir campus on the role of women and young people in politics.
Khalifa Al-Dhahrani Chairman of the Council of Representatives (2002-2010):
BAHRAIN is not ready for women in politics, says parliament chairman Khalifa Al Dhahrani.
He spoke out after Princess Sabeeka asked the students if they would vote for a well-qualified woman in parliament.
The majority in the room raised their hands, while others said they had yet to see women prove their capabilities in the political arena.
This prompted Mr Al Dhahrani to say that Bahraini society is not ready for women in politics.
“We have to look at our society in a realistic way and I don’t believe that it is ready for women in politics.
“Our parliament is run by religious factions and blocs, which all support women but I don’t think that as a society we are ready for this.”
But Princess Sabeeka and other panel members interjected, saying Bahrain was not completely run by religious factions.
Can you smell it?
Do we really want the right honorable MP Khalifa Al-Dhahrani and his like for yet another term?
