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Iraq: Foreign Policy: Iraq's Forgotten Women

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-15 14:07
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Economically, women are vastly underrepresented in the work force as employment is still limited to mostly the army and the police. The Women's Ministry barely has any budget allocations, which has led to the resignation of ministers (most notably, Nawal al-Samaraie, minister for women's affairs, tendered her resignation in February 2009). Girls have a high rate of illiteracy and often drop out of schools due to economic and security reasons. Domestic violence is increasing, as is trafficking in women, and the Iraqi government estimates there are up to 3 million widows in Iraq today.

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Iraq: Women take prominent role in Iraqi vote

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-03-03 09:27
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"The quota was very important in the previous elections because we live in a male-dominated society and the quota was necessary to give women a chance to have a political role," al-Douri told The Associated Press at the offices of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Shiite slum of Sadr City, where the prayers were held last week.

"But in the future this quota should be removed and women should compete equally with men, because women politicians have proven their competence and reliability in politics," said al-Douri, who is running for a second term on the slate of al-Sadr's party.

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Iraq: Iraqi women look to lift voice in March 7 polls

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-01 10:20
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The role of women in the lead-up to the March 7 polls -- and the roles they will attain in the next government -- are a barometer of the direction Iraq is heading as it struggles to end violence and create stability ahead of a U.S. withdrawal. Iraq's next parliament will have at least 82 female members -- but only, most would argue, because the constitution drafted under U.S. influence in 2005 guarantees them a quarter of seats.

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Submitted by Piyoo on Fri, 2010-01-22 09:45
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A parliamentary election is planned in Iraq for 7 March 2010. The President is elected by parliament to serve a 4-year term. In the Council of Representatives (Mejlis Watani)
275 members are elected to serve 4-year terms.


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Iraq: Iraqi parliament approves new election law

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2009-12-07 12:25
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The Iraqi lawmakers unanimously agreed on Sunday on new version of the electoral law that would govern the country's parliamentary polls early next year.

The parliament held an extra-ordinary session late on Sunday night after a long day of haggling among the political blocs about the amendments needed to the electoral law in an attempt to avoid a second veto to the law by the Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi.

According to the approved version, the number of seats in the coming parliament will be 325 instead of the 275 in the current parliament. 310 of which will be allotted for the country's 18 provinces and the remaining 15 seats will go as eight seats reserved for the Iraqi minorities and seven for the blocs who garnered national support.

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Iraq: Baghdad's women leaders fight for education

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2009-09-08 13:54
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Mahdia Abdulhussein's frustration with the Baghdad school system drove her to stand for the provincial council, where she is fighting alongside other women members to advance education and children's issues.

Abdulhussein, whose background is in education, said her primary mission is to improve the quality of schools devastated by war and provide more support for students and teachers.

"There are many failures in curricula that impact education and students," she said.

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Iraq: Date for Iraq's General Election Set for Jan. 30

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2009-05-18 05:46
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Iraq's next general election will be held on Jan. 30, the deputy parliament speaker said Monday.

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The legislature received a ruling Monday from the country's Federal Court setting the date, which is about a month later than had been expected, said deputy speaker Khalid al-Attiyah.

The court's ruling was in response to a request for clarification by the 275-member parliament, he told The Associated Press.

Iraq's last general election was held in December 2005, but the elected legislature did not hold its first session until March 2006, prompting the request for a court ruling about when the next election should be held.

To read the full article please visit the Fox News website.


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Iraq: The UN Opens Conference on Iraqi Women’s Rights

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2009-03-23 09:30
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The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) today opened a conference entitled “Still Paying the Price, Iraqi Women after Years of Wars, Sanctions and Internal Conflict” on strategies to promote women’s rights in Iraq. The two day conference is organized through the UNAMI Human Right’s Office and attended by several high-level Iraqi officials, including the Acting Minister of Women’s Affairs, the Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of Justice and the Vice President of the European Union Parliament.

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