Rashida al-Qaili is a

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who ran for President in 2006 with an

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focus. She also intended to increase freedom. She was the second woman to stand after Sumaya Ali Raja. al-Qaili was a

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whose

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comments that appeared in the ''Al-Wasat'' newspaper and the ''Al-Shura'' newspaper until it was "suspended".Second woman declares intention to make bid for presidency
SANA'A, 15 March 2006 irinnews.org, Retrieved 14 April 2016 Her campaign was not taken seriously, and success was seen as unlikely, but it gained attention because of Yemen's culture.

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