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Charlotte Lysa

Charlotte Lysa is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo.

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Onwards and Upwards with Women in the Gulf

An examination of women’s struggles to gain the right to vote in Kuwait, and ongoing efforts to promote women’s football in Qatar, provide useful in-depth case studies. They cannot predict the future course of change in Saudi Arabia, but they illustrate the need for ongoing political engagement and

Charlotte Lysa, Andrew Leber • 16 min read