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In 2004 Shaikha bint Yousuf Al-Jufairi made history by being the first woman to win a seat at the Qatari Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections: the first woman to do so in any of the GCC countries. Impressing voters, she went on to win a seat at the next five CMC elections and was elected chair of the council’s legal committee – she holds a law degree from Cairo University. Last October, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani appointed 15 members to the new Shura Council (also known as the Consultative Assembly), among them two women, Shaikha bint Yousuf Al-Jufairi and Hamida B…