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Jassem Al-Khorafi, speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, was the main sponsor for Kuwait's first ever conference on the status of women in honor of International Women's Day on March 8. He said, "Their contribution must remain within the restraints and norms of Kuwaiti society and culture. "Khorafi also stated that, "A woman's role in preserving the fabric of Kuwaiti society and family should be strengthened." The conference allowed female participants and guests to express their greatest concerns with the current Personal Status Law, which directly affects Kuwaiti women and children, and enabled the current four female MPs along with other participating male MPs to take note of such grievances. The aim was to garner public support around the priority women's rights laws to be changed and the best rhetoric that should be used to do so. MP Massouma Al-Mubarak stated in the conference that this forum promotes "the logical and legal demands necessary to improve the status of women". (all quotes taken from above article)
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