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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday August 17, 2007 - 5 Oil-rich Arab countries feeling push for western-style democracy Continued from page 3 ing and it just really showed the dichotomy of the society," said Mulvale. "There is a part of the Kuwaiti populous that supports them, and there's a part that is a little concerned about them and what this means for the future." Sparking this kind of engagement among their citizens has become a growing concern among the Gulf States, said Mulvale. This concern is fueling the push towards a more democratic system which Mulvale was there to help facilitate. "Some of them understand that the sustainability of what they are is not there," she said. "That's why the United Arab Emirates are really pushing for the utilization of their females. There is an understanding that there will be a post-oil period where either there is no more oil, or people are using less and they've got alternative fuels." While the acceptance of women was easy for some representatives at the conference Mulvale attended, others were not quite there yet. As the only woman on the western delegation, cultural clashes did occur, but these did not to stop Mulvale from doing what she came to Kuwait to do. "The Saudi men would not shake my hand when I started as a facilitator," said "At one point, I was sitting in on a Kuwait City Council meeting with an interpreter and what were the councillors discussing? Potholes. A universal problem." Former Oakville mayor Ann Mulvale Mulvale. "At the end we held a graduation for them, and having taught them how to advocate, how to deal with dissenters, having given them timelines, put them through a strategic exercises, and at the end of it they all shook my hand." A further reminder that Mulvale was a world away from home came when the representatives from Bahrain sent her a message stating that their lack of participation during Mulvale's presentation was not a sign of disrespect, but rather a matter of necessity as they hadn't been able to determine who the secret police in Saudi delegation were. "I was thinking, `what exactly did I say?'" said Mulvale. Other aspects of the sixday adventure showed that some political issues stay the same no matter what country you are in. "At one point, I was sitting in on a Kuwait City Council meeting with an interpreter and what were the councillors discussing? Potholes," said Mulvale. "A universal problem." With the conference behind her now, Mulvale reflects fondly on the role she played in helping governments in the Middle East develop a more democratic system. "They were anxious to find out how to do this and they needed to have knowledge before determining the what and the when," said Mulvale. 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