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11-3-2019
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, Al Diyar newspaper published on March 9 a BBC feature on the achievements by Arab women over the past year, particularly in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. Among prominent accomplishments marked by the report, the first ever appointment in Egypt of 8 female ministers and a Coptic woman to the position of a governor, in addition to decisions to appoint 77 women judges and the seizing by women of nearly 15% of the Parliament seats. In the GCC states, the BBC report praised the Royal decree sanctioning Saudi women to drive for the first time in the history of the Kingdom, the appointment of Rima Bint Bandar Bin Sultan as ambassador to the US, election of Fowziah Zainal to head the Bahraini legislature thus becoming the third women in this post after the Emirates and Syria and raising the share to 50% of Emirati women in the Federal National Council. On the North African front, the report mentioned Morocco’s adoption of a law to fight violence against women and the ratification by the Tunisian cabinet of the personal status draft bill, including provisions on equal inheritance, and Algeria’s set of legislative reforms related to the family law. In the same vein, the director general of the Arab Women Organization, Fadia Kiwan, stressed that despite the many achievements made recently by Arab women, anguish and suffering is still rampant in countries witnessing crises, conflicts and wars. This, Kiwan maintained, necessitates them to stand unified with their male peers to confront challenges impeding sustainable development of Arab societies, avoiding stereotypical roles. Also on the occasion, Arab Parliament Speaker, Meshaal, Silmi, lauded on March 8 the Parliament’s adoption of the ‘Document for Arab Women’s Rights’ as a legislative parameter in drafting laws related to Arab women, revealing that the Parliament will launch the document in the Emirates soon. On the other hand, Google search engine celebrated the IDW by posting images of influential women around the world, including deceased Iraqi architect, Zaha Hadid (died in 2016), as the first woman to receive a prestigious award in architecture. (Al Diyar, Al Mustaqbal, Al Hayat, March 8,9,10, 2019)
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