Jordan Times
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Arab women
parliamentarians convene
AMMAN (JT) — Eighty Arab women parliamentarians attended the opening of a
conference titled “Win with Women” on Monday. The meeting, sponsored by the
National Democratic Institute, will provide potential candidates from Jordan,
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine with the skills necessary to launch
professional campaigns. Minister of Political Development Munther Shara, who
opened the meeting, reviewed the Kingdom's efforts to involve women in political
life.