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Role of women in inter-Mediterranean dialogue
23-10-2018
The European Parliament in Brussels hosted on October 17 the AFACOM forum, in cooperation with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO). The forum tackled the role of women in the dialogue between the two shores of the Mediterranean as a cultural intermediary that would contribute in promoting the culture of dialogue, the values of coexistence and tolerance and the challenges they face. The forum also discussed the role of women as factors for change and ambassadors for peace through education, politics, economy, culture and interfaith dialogue, in addition to the role of NGOs and media outlets in accentuating common values and human rights and the struggle of Palestinian women for their national rights. The Future Movement Political Bureau member, Nawal Mdalalli, who participated in the above forum, spotlighted the female figures who have caused social and political change, as well as, Arab women who made success stories in Europe and the world and left their mark in the public and political life there. Mdalalli pointed out that the political participation of women in Lebanon is still weak for several reasons, including the non-commitment of the new elections law to the inclusion of women’s representation quota which, if approved, would have increased the rate of female presence in the Parliament. Currently, they did not yet exceed 4% despite the successes in many leadership areas, Mdalalli said. (Al Mustaqbal, October 23, 2018)
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