to Hijab or not-Kuwaiti men poor losers over Kuwati Women win

KUWAIT: An unsuccessful third constituency election candidate yesterday filed a petition to the public prosecution challenging the constituency's election results because the two winning female candidates among the 10 winners do not wear the hijab, or headcover.

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The two women have ridiculed the notion that they are violating the law, pointing out that the election law does not specifically stipulate that they should wear the hijab.

Four Kuwaiti women made history in the May 16 election by winning seats. Two of the women wear the hijab while the other two do not. In the last assembly, a number of Islamist MPs walked out of the first session when the two female ministers, Moudhi Al-Humoud and Nouriya Al-Sabeeh, who do not wear the hijab, took the oath in the assembly.