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Iraqi Kurdistan to outlaw polygamy - Media
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19.9.2006
Press from 19.September.2006
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Iraqi Kurdistan To Outlaw Polygamy
(Awene)
The Iraqi Kurdistan government has submitted a draft
law to the Kurdish parliament banning polygamy. If
it is ratified by parliament, men who marry more
than one woman face three years in prison and a
1,400 US dollar fine. The law doesn’t apply to men
whose wives have a long-term illness, are infertile
or whose wives left them more than two years ago.
The Islamic slate in the Kurdish parliament is
opposed to the law.
(Awene is a
Sulaimaniyah-based independent newspaper issued
weekly by the Awene Company.)
Barzani Talks Federalism With Kurdistan Alliance
(Kurdistani Nwe)
The president of Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani
has met with members of Kurdistan Alliance bloc of
the Iraqi National Assembly.
Barzani said amendments to the constitution should
not come at the expense of the Kurdish people. He
also emphasised that he believes in a federal and
democratic Iraq.
(Kurdistani Nwe
is a political daily issued by the Patriotic Union
of Kurdistan.)
Iraqi Government Bans PKK
(Kurdistani Nwe)
The Iraqi government will close all Kurdistan
Workers’ Party, PKK, offices in Iraq and ban the
group from operating in the country. A statement
issued by the Iraqi council of ministers said that
“several countries” consider the PKK to be a
terrorist organisation, and the new Iraqi
constitution forbids such organisations. It goes on
to say that Iraq will cooperate with Turkey to
strengthen security and improve neighbourly
relations.
(Kurdistani Nwe is a political daily issued by the
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.)
Kadi Speaks On The Future of Iraq
(Al-Mada)
The UN special representative to Iraq, Ashraf Kadi,
said that despite current challenges there is a
reason to be optimist about the future of Iraq,
because its people are capable of dealing with
calamities and cannot be defeated when struggling to
achieve their ambitions.
He said that finding a solution to Iraq’s economic
and security issues will allow it to play an
important role within the region and the
international community.
(Al-Mada is
issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media,
Culture and Arts.)
Civil Society Aids Reconciliation
(Al-Bayan)
About 1,700 Iraqi civil society activists have
affirmed their support for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s
national dialogue and reconciliation plan. At the
end of their two-day conference, they formed six
committees to educate the population about the PM’s
plan and signed an agreement to work for the unity
of Iraq and confront terror and extremism.
(Al-Bayan is
issued four times weekly by the Islamic Dawa Party,
chaired by Ibrahim al-Jafari, former prime
minister.)
Demonstrators Ask for Homes
(Baghdad)
Iraqis who were evicted from the government offices
and sites they occupied after the fall of the regime
have demonstrated near al-Firdos square asking for
suitable replacement housing. One of the squatters
said that they occupied such places because they
didn’t have anywhere else to go. With winter
approaching and a severe housing shortage in
Baghdad, they are demanding that the government give
them homes to alleviate their suffering.
(Baghdad is a
daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi National
Accord.)
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