We know the Middle East has a lot of potential and especially when it is a step towards democracy and women's rights...we're even more for it!

Kuwait has recently elected its first female MPs following the oil-rich country's third general election in three years.

US-educated Aseel al-Awadhi and Rola Dashti were among winners in the third district...the 10 leading candidates from each of Kuwait's five electoral districts are elected to the 50-seat parliament.

"It's a victory for Kuwaiti women and a victory for Kuwaiti democracy...This is a major leap forward," said Awadhi.

The right to vote and stand for election to Kuwait's parliament, the oldest in the Gulf, was extended to women in 2005.

We all know women can do it as well as men can...even the male bigots at S&H agree ;)