Saudi women vote for the first time

Salma Al-Rasid, a member of the Al-Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women, talks to the media about her thoughts on Saudi Arabia’s historic election in which women were allowed to vote for the first time in the country’s history.

A woman proudly holds her voter identification card at a polling station in Riyadh. Of the 1.5 million registered voters in Saudi Arabia, only 130,000 are women.

A woman votes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Of the 1.5 million registered voters, only 130,000 are women.

Volunteer Fatima Al-Druby, left, stands by as a 4th District voter casts her ballot.

Noura Alghanem, right, votes for the first time in her life, at the age of 59. “It’s historic for Saudi women,” she said. “It’s important for women to do their part in society.”

Saudi officials count the votes at the end of the day at a polling station to vote for the municipal elections.