Bid to oust female minister fails
Kuwait’s only female national politician survived an ouster attempt by conservative lawmakers who accused her of mismanagement and endangering traditional religious values.
Hundreds of women applauded and ululated in the galleries as parliament voted 27 to 19, with two abstentions, against the impeachment of Education Minister Nouria Subeih.
Subeih, wearing a black pantsuit and lacking the Muslim head scarf nearly all women wear in Kuwait, stood and waved to the crowds, while lawmakers shook her hand.
Subeih is a political independent who has wide support among Westernized liberals.
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