MS. SHIREN IBRAHIM FATTAH

Before freedom, Iraqi women didnot have any rights in the Constitution or in society, but after 2003, after freedom, Iraqi women worked hard to have a right in the Constitution. Before 2005, women could not participate in conferences. But now, women play an active role in Kurdistan politics as well. Before independence, there was only one women's union in Iraq; now there are more than 48 NGOs for women. Family Lawhas now changed so that they support the women. About education, the women with the Kurdish Government, have a plan for gender education. In Europe and other places, they may have gender education, but in Middle East, it's very dangerous to talk about gender, but in the original Kurdistan there's now a good plan/development about gender. She wished they could have similar conferences in Iraq to build one family hand in hand.

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• In the Original Kurdistan there's now a good plan/development about gender.
• I wish we can have similar conference in Iraq to build one family hand in hand.