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What an Irony: Mrs. Nasreen (Berwari) Al-Yawer
Mission
9.11.2005
By Dr.Shafiq Shemzin
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When
Mrs. Berwari started her office in Erbil, we were
all so enthusiastic and proud that a Kurdish lady
with such a charm, and a graduate from the
prestigious Harvard university is leading a ministry
in the very traditional tribal style Administration
of KDP. And the support of her continued in Baghdad,
where many Kurds were putting her ahead of the
women, to lead the issues of women rights in Iraq.
She was an example for many Iraqi Kurdish and Arab
females in her achievements and her courage to
survive in a masculine world.
She is a tough negotiator and she speaks Arabic
fluently , which many Kurdish officials are lacking.
Mrs. AL-Yawar started to go in with the flow of
routine that’s been imposed in Iraqi ministries. Let
alone the corruption and nepotism which has been
bluntly exposed in Iraqi Parliament. She resisted
taking back her decision in issuing tenders for
companies which are related to her old friends of
KDP.
The real issue here is that many Kurds were stunned
and even outraged when she announced her marriage to
Sheikh Ghazi AL-Yawer, the sheikh of the large
Shamer Arab tribe. Ms. Berwari who is a forerunner
in women issues, gave a big slap to women issues in
Iraq. She degraded Kurdish women by her marriage
with a traditional sheikh who is already married to
2 other females.
One of the issues which many females are fighting
for, is polygamy. How is it possible that such an
educated lady like Ms Berwari accept to be the third
wife, or has she been seduced by Ghazai Al-Yawer
that she will be the first lady of Iraq?
That only shows the respect that Ghazi AL-Yawer has
for Kurds. He does not want to take his Arab wives
to official ceremonies, and has chosen for a Kurdish
lady that can accompany him for official visits.
This marriage has degraded Kurdish ladies, showing
one of her most educated and leading figures being
opportunistic, by accepting a fat Arab sheikh for
position and fame on the cost of her values and the
values of other females in Iraq.
Ms. Berwari has given up on her values, and lost
credibility by marrying a tribal leader as a third
wife. Where does she get the courage and shameless
attitude to talk about women rights in Iraq anymore?
It is better for Ms. Berwari to keep low profile
concerning women issues. How can she convince
females and males about women rights when she is
admitting to Arab polygamy practices.
Dr.Shafiq Shemzin
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