Although it is true that men are the main protagonists in Iraq’s political scene, women have carved a special place for themselves as key players to be reckoned with in parliament. The list is a long one and includes Hanan al-Fatlawi who has won her seat in the Transitional National Assembly in the last two parliamentary elections. Fatlawi proved she was fearless when she conducted interrogations of the electoral commission.
The deputy narrated how she practiced for those interrogation sessions. “This office witnessed many rehearsals. I used to bring one of my sons to play the role of Faraj al-Haydar (head of the election commission) and imagine how the interrogation process might be.”
Despite their different intellectual and political orientation, Fatlawi and other female parliamentarians often proved to be a challenge for parliamentary speaker, Osama Al Najifi especially after they took on the subject of parliamentary expenditures.
Read the whole article on Alarabiya, published 19 Oct
Although it is true that men are the main protagonists in Iraq’s political scene, women have carved a special place for themselves as key players to be reckoned with in parliament. The list is a long one and includes Hanan al-Fatlawi who has won her seat in the Transitional National Assembly in the last two parliamentary elections. Fatlawi proved she was fearless when she conducted interrogations of the electoral commission.
The deputy narrated how she practiced for those interrogation sessions. “This office witnessed many rehearsals. I used to bring one of my sons to play the role of Faraj al-Haydar (head of the election commission) and imagine how the interrogation process might be.”
Despite their different intellectual and political orientation, Fatlawi and other female parliamentarians often proved to be a challenge for parliamentary speaker, Osama Al Najifi especially after they took on the subject of parliamentary expenditures.
Read the whole article on Alarabiya, published 19 Oct