Hamas appoints first spokeswoman
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Hamas has
just recently hired their first ever spokeswoman for international media. The
young 23 year old woman seems bright, intelligent and ready to make changes
happen for women of her same disposition. She speaks fluent English and seems
to express disregard for the radical way Hamas has expressed itself in the
past. She says that she is not Hamas, but simply “a Palestinian who loves her
country.” She has taken a lot of initiative just in getting the position and
remains confident, doing things on her own terms. The new head of the
department has been hiring younger people who have more experienced with Media.
He expresses that he wants to be more open with the west. He says that “women
are our partners in society” adopting a more modern view of women. Aj-Modallal
says that coverage with Hamas news has not always been fair, but she is
passionate about equal coverage for all people. Aj-Modallal is an impressive
young professional with new ideas that benefit Hamas and Palestine as a whole
and hopefully are only the beginnings of positive change for women’s
involvement.
Aj-Modallal
says that things have been advancing for woman in many ways within her country.
She says in medicine, education and the economy that things are looking upward.
Her being hired is also evidence of this equality. She says that their
footsteps are advancing in society everyday. Aj-Modallal has a unique platform
on which to speak these words because she is the very evidence of them. Because
of Aj-Modallal’s very public position she will be looked up to by women and men
alike. This could bring negative feedback from some of the more traditional
groups but overall will only encourage women to become more active and allow
those who are against it to become more familiar with the idea. With need of
countries now with a stagnant economy, overpopulation and poverty it seems that
women rising to leading positions in response will be the only thing that will
combat such issues. Involvement of women with active minds and their skills is
very necessary in order for a country to progress. When a country has less then
half of it’s population involved on an economic level this creates not only a
lack of that gain but also issues of infant mortality, sickness, and poverty
increase. Women lead families consequently because they have the next
generation within them; therefore they carry in themselves influence and power
over the next generation.
Anna Jacobsen
11/15/2013
4:57pm
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/11/hamas-appoints-first-female-spokesperson-2013111013586831738.html
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