Newspapers ran large pictures of black-clad policewomen in action and carrying guns, a highly unfamiliar sight in Kuwait. Several Kuwaitis welcomed the new role for women, with bloggers praising their courage "to favour genuine action over shopping trips" and their dedication to the country. While Al Hayef, Conservative Kuwaiti MP Mohammad, insisted that the new role for Kuwaiti policewomen was ridiculous and required prompt intervention from senior officials.
The decision to allow women to join "combat forces” was taken in June 2008 when Interior Minister Shaikh Jaber Al Khalid Al Sabah issued a breakthrough decree to allow applicants for the first batch of women cadets in the police force at the Sa'ad Al Abdullah Academy.
Do you people think that this step would have any significance for the women empowerment in Gulf States???
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That is a big development...we should watch out fro more of this as women get integrated and participatory role in mainstream affairs
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