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In September of 2011 ,
King Abdullah of
Saudi Arabia surprised
his ultraconservative
nation. He announced
that women will
have the right to
vote and run
for local office
by the
year 2015.

In a ceremony steeped in tradition and symbolism , Prince
William , the second in line to the British throne, married
h1s longtime girlfriend, Kate Middleton, on Apnl 29, 2011 .

Three women from Afnca and the Middle East were awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize In October of 2011. Sharing the award
were Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa 's first
democratically elected female president; her countrywoman
Leymah Gbowee, a peace activist who challenged warlords; In November of 2011 , hundreds of "Occupy
and Tawakul Karman (pictured above), a Yemeni human rights Wall Street" protesters marched through the
leader seeking to overthrow an autocratic regime as part of the financial district trying to shut off access to the
regionwide "Arab Spring" movement. New York Stock Exchange and major banks.