Our Interviews

Interview with Ms. Susan Lyimo, member of Parliament of Tanzania during the 128th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly which took place March 22-27, 2013, in Quito, Ecuador.  

Interview with Ms Bintu Jalia Lukumu N Abwooli, Member of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda, during the 128th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly which took place March 22-27, 2013, in Quito, Ecuador.

Interview with Ms. Karine Atshenyan, Deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia during the 128th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly which took place March 22-27, 2013, in Quito, Ecuador.  

iKNOW Politics interview with Namibian Parliamentarian during the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on ending violence against women.

“…I think that we‘ve helped to change the Pakistani social fabric in this regard [to women] and now sometimes we even hear little girls say that they want to be members of parliament when they grow up which is great because when I was a little girl no one said that!” – Dr. Donya Aziz iKNOW Politics…

"I went into politics as a result of the emergence of the Islamist Movement in the nineties.  I was trying to find a way to help my country and contribute to the decision-making process as well as help women, who are usually the first to suffer. In 2002, at the age of 34, and until 2007, I…

iKNOW Politics: I would like to begin by asking you how you began your career in politics? And what motivated you to do so? The first thing that helped me pursue a career in politics is the political environment in Morocco and the political will prevailing in it as a democratic country as well as…

iKNOW Politics: In the recently published document “Municipalities governed by women and population index” (Mexico), prepared by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Electoral Court of the…

"My message was that the new Iraq should be built based on the equal participation of men and women." - Safia Sohail iKNOW Politics: Please tell us about the beginning of your career in politics? Though it was a personal choice, my father played a role in it. We were seven sisters. My father was…