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June 17, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Jordan-Women-in-Politics.html

Jordanian Campaign Trail Tough for Women

(AP/New York Times)- Fayza Nueimi, one of 54 female candidates in Tuesday's Jordanian elections, is the first Bedouin woman to run for parliament. Just shaking hands with a man is a bold step for a Bedouin woman, let alone sitting down with men and women together to discuss political issues. In all, 765 Jordanians are competing for 110 seats in the first parliamentary vote under King Abdullah II, who ascended to the throne in 1999.

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