Gadeer Kamal Mreeh: First Druze Woman Elected to Israel’s Parliament Up for Re-election
Before a row of women seated in traditional Druze robes and white veils, Gadeer Kamal Mreeh stands out with her black suit and high heels. “We are proud of you,” a voice cries out from the audience of women who came to hear the candidate’s political platform in her village of Daliyat al-Karmel, set in the hills of northern Israel. The 35-year-old became the first Druze woman to be elected to Israel’s parliament in April, but new polls were called shortly afterwards and she is hoping to win re-election in the September 17 vote. Mreeh is part of the centrist Blue and White alliance led by ex-military chief Benny Gantz, the main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing Likud party. With this election, she hopes to win a real mandate, and her 25th place on Blue and White’s electoral list gives her a strong chance to do so. “It is the only way to change things,” she told…
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Female Calgary Immigrants And Refugees Find A Safe Haven
Home will help women and children escape family violence and poverty Aneela Azeem, president of the Canadian Pakistani Support Group, says the project has…
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They were on the front lines and in the negotiating rooms that brought down military rule but Sudan’s women have yet to take their…
