Friday, March 12, 2010

Haniyeh (Hamas) to appoint female minister

Gaza – Ma’an – De facto Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh announced Tuesday that his government intends to appoint a female minister to head a Women’s Affairs Ministry in the Gaza Strip.

“The government is planning to appoint a number of female ministers to better include them in the decision-making process,” Haniyeh told attendees at an event honoring women in the workforce in Gaza City.
“We are a national government, based on Islamic principles, and we call on women to be more involved in the parliament, municipalities, and ministries. We are proud of this for this is a woman’s right,” he added, speaking at the Palestinian Legislative Council building.
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5 comments:

  1. ananMarch 12, 2010 at 7:37 AM

    Empowering woman is positive. However, Hamas should appoint woman to important ministries in addition to symbolic ministries.

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  2. thankgodimatheistMarch 12, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    How do you know it's symbolic?

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  3. thankgodimatheistMarch 12, 2010 at 2:26 PM

    Btw, I really strongly dislike your pontificating tone...You should try less preaching and more reaching...

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  4. vzaMarch 12, 2010 at 7:40 PM

    The comments after the article are interesting! This is my favorite:

    5 ) Hasan / Gaza09/03/2010 20:48A woman heading the ministry of women's affairs? Wow! That's progressive.

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  5. thankgodimatheistMarch 12, 2010 at 11:20 PM

    <span>I wonder if hasan is sarcastic here or not..</span>

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