Rashida al-Qaili

Rashida al-Qaili is a Yemeni journalist who ran for President in 2006 with an anti-corruption focus. She also intended to increase freedom. She was the second woman to stand after Sumaya Ali Raja. al-Qaili was a columnist whose satirical comments that appeared in the Al-Wasat newspaper and the Al-Shura newspaper until it was "suspended".[1]

Her campaign was not taken seriously, and success was seen as likely, but it gained attention because of Yemen's culture.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Second woman declares intention to make bid for presidency, SANA'A, 15 March 2006 irinnews.org, Retrieved 14 April 2016
  2. ↑ NPR
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