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Siham Antoon and Ghada Assaf, women candidates for education advancement
23-4-2018
In its continuous backing of women’s nomination for parliamentary elections, L’Orient Le Jour spotlighted the career life of Siham Antoon, the independent leftist candidate for Baalbaq-Hermel and Ghada Assaf, candidate of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) in the same constituency. Al Akhbar newspaper also published an interview with Communist Party nominee, Antoon, to shed light on her progressive struggle. Antoon said that, after completing her studies in France, she returned to Lebanon and worked in the field of education, disclosing that victory in the upcoming elections would not be easy under an existing confessional ruling establishment. But, in the event of winning, she will focus on the advancement of education, the development of the Baalbek-Hermel district, building a civil state, expanding production, promoting investment, crafts and trade, as well as, legalizing the cultivation and production of cannabis for medicinal uses. Assaf, on the other hand, from the Beqaa town of Tamnin, is a passionate advocate and political bureau member of the FPM. She graduated from France and is currently the French language coordinator at Tamnin Tahta Highschool. In the event of winning the elections, Assaf maintained that she will work to free the women of Beqaa from dominating gender stereotypes and will stress the pivotal role of education. She also pledged to implement the aspirations of her idol, President Michel Aoun. (L’Orient Le Jour, April 21, 23, 2018)
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