According to this Yahoo News article:
A British-educated civil servant has become the first-ever female to serve as an elected member of Bahrain’s parliament, the Gulf kingdom said Tuesday.
Eighteen women are among 221 candidates vying for seats in the 40-member assembly in the Nov. 25 vote. But Lateefa al-Geood was the only candidate who registered to run in her region, meaning she has already technically won a seat, Bahrain’s official news agency said.
Read the entire article here.
Via Miriam Cherry.
