Friday, June 9, 2006
According to Irbil Minister of Interior Karim Sinjari, equality is very important for the residents of the Kurdish provinces.
“We are working very hard to be progressive and set the standard for human rights in Iraq ,” he said.
According to Sinjari, changing the country's view of women is an important step to separate themselves from the old way of thinking.
Although women throughout Iraq have been given the right to vote and are accepted in the army and police academies, the city of Irbil was the first city to allow women to hold positions of power.
Iraqi Police Lt. Narseed, is one of the first female officers in the city.
She wanted to be a police officer at a very young age but thought that the career field would not be open within her lifetime. That all changed when the Coalition removed Saddam from power. She said she had already graduated college and was becoming a lawyer when she made the decision to become a police officer. “When I heard that the doors had opened for women to become officers, I jumped at the chance and then went to the police academy.”...
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Not that it matters, but.......she's kinda cute! ;-)
You cad!
Is it okay if a woman says so too? She's WICKED cute. :) And, of course, you go, girl!
Here is another reason why a burqa is a bad idea. Of course, I have seen instances where it would have been merciful, but this is not one of them.