Upheaval in Syria
Woman appointed governor of southern Syria
What role will women play in Syria in the future? With the third woman now in a senior official post, there is hope that the interim government could respect women’s rights.
The Islamist-dominated interim government in Syria has given another woman an important official position. Muhsina al-Mahithaui has been appointed governor of Suwayda province in the south of the country, the Syrian news agency Sana reported. The member of the Druze community studied at the University of Damascus and previously ran a large bank in Suwayda province, where she also comes from.
Aiham al-Shufi, an activist in the region, described al-Mahithaui as one of the leading figures in the protests against the now overthrown government of ruler Bashar al-Assad. She was “one of the first women in the peaceful movement against the government in Suwaida province.” Despite harassment from the government, she did not let herself be dissuaded, al-Shufi told the German Press Agency.
It is the third appointment of a woman to a senior official post in the interim government. The managing director of the central bank and the head of the women’s affairs office are also women.
dpa
Source: Stern
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