Slaves
Slavery was running rampant in the Arab Peninsula until it was abolished. Saudi Arabia was a late bloomer when it came to ridding the law of slavery. The monarchy only abolished slavery in 1962.
Slaves
Voting Rights
It took until 2011 for the Saudi Arabian leader, King Abdullah to review women’s rights to vote. He made an announcement that women would be allowed to cast votes from 2015. This made Saudi Arabia the last country in the world to allow women to vote.
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Voting Rights
