Two Religious Women, One Jewish, One Muslim, Reach Knesset With Same Goals
New Age Islam News Bureau
20
August 2020
• Female Protest Leader Gunned Down in Iraq’s Basra
•
Rania Nashar Wins Distinguished Arab Woman Award In The Field Of Economics And
Banking
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Femicide In Turkey on The Rise Amid Debate Over Law Protecting Women
•
2 Iraqi Women Assassinated in Southern Iraq
•
Outrage At Violence Unites Women Across Turkey's Ideological Divide
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Two Religious Women, One Jewish, One Muslim, Reach Knesset With Same Goals
By
ALEXANDER ‘JAKE’ SHAPIRO
AUGUST
19, 2020
Tehila
Friedman (right) and Iman Khatib-Yasin at the Knesset. Both are striving for a
society with greater collaboration and understanding across sectoral lines.
(photo
credit: TEHILA FRIEDMAN)
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Tehila
Friedman is a religious woman that covers her hair outside of the home.
Iman
Khatib-Yasin is also a religious woman that covers her hair outside of the
home.
Friedman
is a Jewish Religious Zionist – a member of a community known for its
right-wing views, social conservatism and the religious settlement movement it
encompasses.
Khatib-Yasin
is the first woman to represent the Ra’am party, the country’s most Islamist
and conservative party.
Both
hold their identities strongly.
Friedman
engages deeply with key figures from across the ideological spectrum of her
community, though she sits firmly on the community’s leftwards wing.
Khatib-Yasin refuses to cast aside tradition, traveling to all speaking
engagements with her father-in-law.
But
from their positions of strong identity, both women are willing to reach
outside the traditional boundaries of their communities, and strive for an
Israeli society with greater collaboration and understanding across sectoral
lines.
For
example, Friedman is the only coalition member that sits on the Knesset
subcommittee on violence against Arab women. In her first interview as a member
of Knesset, Khatib-Yasin said, “I came to seek Common Good.”
What
did she mean by “Common Good”?
The
Shaharit Institute, champions of the Common Good in Israel, roughly defines the
ideology as each group keeping their identity, while building solidarity and
mutual responsibility with others of different identities.
Khatib-Yasin
adopted this terminology while participating in Shaharit’s “120” training
program for diverse young political leaders from across the spectrum of Israeli
society. Friedman was the director of Shaharit’s work in the Religious Zionist
community.
The
Common Good approach seeks to overcome the divisive state of Israeli society and
politics. Currently, Israel’s different sociopolitical “tribes,” holding
distinct worldviews, see each other as competitors and rivals in a zero-sum
competition to define Israel in their own visions, rather than as partners in a
shared future.
The
notion of the Common Good comes in contrast to more classical liberal notions
of how to build a cooperative multicultural society, and responds to the
social-historical reality of life in Israel.
Israel’s
Ashkenazi, secular founders attempted to create a “melting pot” by overlooking
or erasing the diverse identities and worldviews of Jews entering Israel from
all over the world, demanding all live under a Western, secular framework (at
least in public places and governmental affairs). This hegemonic approach of “imposing
my group’s perception of good on the public space of all of us” has been
broken, especially by demographic changes in Israel – the country is now
approximately 21% Arab and 74% Jewish – from the Jews, 45% describe themselves
as secular, 25% masorti (traditional), 16% religious/very religious (this
includes Reforms and Conservatives) and 14% are Ultra-Orthodox. No one group
has the power to define Israeli society by themselves.
As
groups outside of the traditional Ashkenazi hegemony have gained power, they
have repeated the strategy of the country’s founders, attempting to in turn
impose their own worldviews on the rest of the country. With each group trying
to impose their views on the other, no group feels secure, each feels they are
losing the Israel they know and love and Israeli politics and society have
devolved into a battleground of zero-sum conflict, with little space for the
collaboration needed to address Israel’s most pressing issues like the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, growing economic inequalities and educational
deficiencies.
Continuing
to try to impose a worldview on others and ask others to give up their core
identities is obviously, then, not a winning strategy, and the political
situation demonstrates this – the Israeli Left is at its weakest point in
decades, and the general state of political cooperation is bleak.
So
what is the alternative?
I
believe it is demonstrated by Friedman and Khatib-Yassin. Neither are giving up
their identities or asking anyone else to. Both realize we are all in this
together, and can’t improve this country without partners from across society.
They recognize that there will be conflicts – but with personal relationships
and trust, these conflicts can be dealt with in pursuit of the Common Good.
We
wish them both strength and determination in their work.
The
writer is a Resource Development Coordinator at the Shaharit Institute, an
Israeli NGO working to create a common cause amongst Israel’s diverse
populations.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/two-religious-women-one-jewish-one-muslim-reach-knesset-with-same-goals-639252
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Female
Protest Leader Gunned Down In Iraq’s Basra
August
19, 2020
Iraqi
female activist Reham Yacoub [Riham Yacoub/Facebook]
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BASRA:
A female activist was killed on Wednesday and three others wounded when
unidentified gunmen opened fire on their car in the southern Iraqi city of
Basra, security and health sources told Reuters.
It
was the third incident this week in which gunmen targeted an anti-government
political activist, after one activist was killed and four others had their car
fired upon in a separate incident.
Reham
Yacoub was gunned down on Wednesday by assault rifle brandishing gunmen on the
back of a motorcycle, the sources told Reuters. She was an activist in the
local protest movement since 2018 and had led several women’s marches.
The
recent wave of violence begun when activist Tahseen Osama was assassinated on
Friday, prompting a return of street demonstrations for three days in which
security forces opened live fire on protesters who lobbed the governor’s house
with rocks and petrol bombs and blocked several main roads.
Prime
Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi subsequently sacked the Basra police and national
security chiefs on Monday and ordered an investigation into the violence which
calmed protesters down.
Kadhimi
took office in April, becoming the third Iraqi head of government in a chaotic
10-week period that followed months of deadly protests in the country, which
has been exhausted by decades of sanctions, war, corruption and economic
challenges.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1721821/middle-east
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Rania
Nashar Wins Distinguished Arab Woman Award In The Field Of Economics And
Banking
August
20, 2020
The
Arab Women’s Authority announced that Saudi Arabia, Rania Mahmoud Nashar, won
the Distinguished Arab Woman Award in the field of economics and banking for
the year 2020 AD,
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Al Soulia - Riyadh - CAIRO — The Arab Women Authority announced its choice of
Ms. Rania Nashar for the Distinguished Arab Woman Award in the field of
economics and banking for the year 2020, culminating her successful career and
distinguished achievements in the Arab banking and economic activity, and in
recognition of her solid willpower and ability to contribute to the development
of the Saudi economy.
Rania
Nashar, CEO of Samba Financial Group, expressed her pride in receiving the
Distinguished Arab Woman Award in the field of economics and banking for the
year 2020 from the Arab Women Authority, an Arab non-governmental organization
concerned with empowering the role of Arab women in the development of Arab
societies and enhancing their activity.
Nashar
becomes the first Arab woman to win this award in this field since its launch
by the Arab League in 2004. “This award adds a new responsibility and drives me
to exert more efforts in representing Arab women in a manner that suits their
capabilities and befits their stature” Nashar was quoted as saying , expressing
her thanks and appreciation to the award jury for this trust, which is a
tribute to Arab women in general.
The
Distinguished Arab Woman Award is the most important Arab award to honor Arab
women who are distinguished in various fields of work and creation. The award
aims to introduce the achievements of Arab women in various fields of work, and
document their scientific and practical achievements to highlight the artistic,
cultural, scientific and economic innovations of the Arab women and display a
bright image of them in regional and international forums by presenting
pioneering and creative models of Arab women who had firm imprints in various
business sectors.
Dr.
Russell Al-Nuaimi, the official spokeswoman of the Arab Women Authority, said
“Ms. Nashar’s winning of this award, which is the most important Arab award
presented to distinguished Arab women, organized in cooperation with the Arab
League, marks her as the first Arab woman to receive this award in the field of
economics and banking.”
Dr.
Russell indicated that this award culminates the established track record of
Nashar amidst many challenges. “With her professionalism, determination and
dedication, she was able to surpass those challenges, recording a clear imprint
and a prominent presence in the Saudi banking industry through her unrivaled
success in the position of Samba Financial Group’s CEO, in addition to assuming
many financial and banking positions armed with competence, scientific
qualification, practical experience and determination to succeed and excel in
this extremely difficult and complex field where fewer women have assumed
leadership posts in it,” Dr. Russell added.
“The
Jury and the Board of Trustees expressed great commendation and appreciation
for the journey of a self-made Arab woman armed with education, knowledge and
training in order to take over the management and leadership of a leading
banking and financial institution in her country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
with complete excellence and integrity, thus reflecting the success of Saudi
women and their evolving role in contributing to the labor market and
participation in nation-building, embodying the Vision 2030 of the Saudi Crown
Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, which gave a strong impetus and a great motivation
for underscoring the importance of Saudi women’s effective engagement and
influence in various fields of work and production” said Dr. Russell.
The
official spokeswoman of the Arab Women Authority concluded her statement by
greeting Rania Nashar on her bridging leadership work and the corporate social
responsibility in supporting community development initiatives and backing
activities that elevate the image of women and improve their living conditions.
Nashar
is the first Saudi woman to hold the position of CEO of a Saudi bank, with more
than 22 years of experience in banking. In addition to her position as CEO of
Samba Financial Group, she holds the position of deputy chairman of Samba
Capital, the investment arm of the group.
In
addition she holds membership in the boards of directors of Samba Bank Limited
in Pakistan, Samba Global Markets Ltd., and the Institute of International
Finance, and to being a member of the Advisory Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Capital Market Authority, the National Center for Performance
Measurement, the Saudi Stock Market Board “Tadawul”, the Saudi Space Authority,
and the Saudi Polo Federation.
Nashar
also chairs the Women’s Empowerment in Business Action Council, which is one of
the main initiatives emanating from the G20 Business Group that Saudi Arabia is
presiding over this year. She is considered one of the most prominent females
with presence and influence in the Arab business communities, as she maintained
her position in 2019, for the second year in a row, on the list of “Top 100
Powerful Women in the World” according to the annual poll of the American
"Forbes" magazine. — SG
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Femicide
In Turkey on The Rise Amid Debate Over Law Protecting Women
19
August 2020
As
Turkey’s government debates withdrawing from an agreement meant to protect
women from gender-based violence, femicide continues to rise, and protests have
cropped up against a possible withdrawal from the agreement, known as the
Istanbul Convention.
Over
the last decade, violence against women has risen in Turkey, and 474 women were
killed in 2019 alone.
However,
the government has yet to announce whether they will pull out of the Istanbul
Convention, which is designed to protect women, and the decision has been
postponed multiple times. A decision was pushed back once again on August 18.
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Following
the announcement of the government’s possible withdrawal, protests have sprung
up in defense of the agreement, with advocates calling for the convention to be
fully implemented, rather than torn up. Some argue that a withdrawal would
signal Ankara’s complicity in violence against women.
One
of the loudest advocates for the agreement has been the We Will Stop Femicide
Platform (KCDP) that monitors gender-based violence as well as the number of
women killed under suspicious circumstances.
Femicide
is defined when women are killed intentionally because they are women,
according to the World Health Organization.
According
to KCDP data, only one year in the last decade has seen a decrease in femicides
in Turkey – when the Istanbul Convention was signed in 2011. Since then, the
number of deaths has steadily increased.
In
2011, as part of an effort to prevent and combat violence against women, Turkey
entered into the Istanbul Convention along with 45 other countries, including
the European Union.
New
Turkish legislation, law number 6284, designed to protect families and prevent
violence against women was also passed after Ankara joined the convention.
Talks
of pulling out
Now,
nine years later, the Turkish government has floated the idea of pulling out of
the agreement after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chair
Numan Kurtulmush said that the signing of the convention was “wrong.”
“I
am saying as a person,” he said during a televised interview, “who has read the
Istanbul Convention repeatedly, has also read this in English and worked on it.
The signing of the Istanbul Convention was really wrong.”
Supporters
of the agreement say that the convention is currently Turkey’s best tool for
combating gender-based violence and that it is important for it to remain in
place.
“The
Istanbul Convention cannot be canceled,” Melike Hanim, a spokesperson for the
KCDP, told Al Arabiya English. “We won’t give up on the Istanbul Convention. We
are struggling for the effective implementation of these achievements, the
Istanbul Convention. When the Istanbul Convention is implemented, it prevents
violence and keeps women alive.”
Hanim
argued that because of the talk about withdrawing from the agreement, it has
caused a spike in killings, citing her organization’s data as well as the
deaths of Pinar Gultekin in July 2020 and Emine Bulut in August 2019 as proof.
Bulut
was stabbed in front of her daughter by her ex-husband on August 18, 2019 and
was taken to a hospital following the attack where she subsequently died from
her injuries. Her ex-husband was sentenced to life in prison following his
arrest and, during the trial, said that he stabbed her because she had insulted
him when she was talking about custody of their child.
Gultekin
was a university student who disappeared on July 16, 2020 after leaving her
house. Her body was found several days later. The man alleged to have killed
her claims that he did it “in a moment of anger” after she rejected his
advances for a relationship.
“It
is not a coincidence that the number of femicides are increasing and the brutal
killing of Pinar [Gultekin] [happened] while discussing the withdrawal from the
Istanbul Convention,” she stated. “Last year there was a discussion about the
convention and the law numbered 6284. Immediately after that we lost Emine
Bulut.”
While
politicians have posted condolence messages on social media following the death
of Pinar Gultekin, these messages are “not enough” for many.
For
those who support the agreement, they are concerned about the message that a
government withdrawal might have for Turkish society. Activists believe that a
withdrawal would signal that the government condones violence against women.
“It
is clear that a withdrawal will weaken women’s position within society and give
power to the patriarchy,” Hanim argued. “By withdrawing from a convention that
aims to protect women’s lives, men who use violence against women will think
that the government stands behind them. In other words, the patriarchy is being
endorsed.”
Femicide
rising
In
July alone, 36 women were killed, and another 11 deaths being deemed
suspicious. In June, there were 27 deaths and another 23 suspicious deaths. In
May, 21 women were killed, and there were 18 suspicious deaths.
The
global COVID-19 pandemic has also played a role in the increase in gender-based
violence in Turkey. With women being forced to stay indoors for long periods of
time, Hanim said that there has been an increase in women reaching out for
help.
“We
were in a state of emergency as a whole world and country due to the recent
coronavirus pandemic,” she explained. “Along with practices such as quarantine,
isolation and working from home, women particularly faced more threats of
domestic violence.”
The
recent spike in deaths has been a major driving factor in women protesting.
One
of those calling for Turkey to remain a part of the Istanbul Convention is
activist Zeynep Duygu Agbayir who expressed concern because “domestic violence
and inequality are on the rise.”
“The
Istanbul Convention cannot leave,” Agbayir stressed to Al-Arabiya English. “We
will not allow it. Women are organized everywhere. Everything will be worse if
they withdraw from the convention.”
She
added that she wants to see “the state to enforce laws” in order to better
protect women.
Hanim
agreed with this sentiment, saying that “right now, our fight is what is
forcing the government to implement the Istanbul Convention.”
Criticism
of the convention
The
convention is criticized as some say it is contrary to Turkish values and
traditions. However, Hanim argues that this rings false and that it serves to
empower women.
“The
convention does not disrupt the social structure as it is said,” Hanim argued.
“It strengthens women and protects women’s rights and [it is] based on gender
equality. It exists to protect the victim of violence and to purify the woman
from violence.”
According
to the AKP’s Kurtulmush, two of the biggest problems that opponents of the
convention have are how it addresses gender as well as sexual orientation. He
argues that the LGBT community and other “marginal elements” have used the
convention for their own benefits.
Despite
this argument, proponents of the convention say that this is actually one of
its strengths and that it is just conservative arms of Turkish society who
believe this.
“The
convention reminds [us] that discrimination cannot be made on the basis of
gender, race, color, religion, language, political view, marital status,
immigrant, refugee or any identity characteristics,” Hanim said.
Needed
solutions
To
best protect women, Hanim says that not only does Turkey need to remain a part
of the Istanbul Convention, but it and Law 6284 need to be fully implemented by
the government. In addition to that, there needs to be widespread condemnation
of violence against women by Turkish politicians.
“The
main solution is to achieve gender equality and the political will is necessary
for achieving the gender equality,” she stated, “The President, and the leaders
of all political parties should condemn violence against women. The Istanbul
Convention and the protection Law 6284 should be efficiently implemented.”
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2020/08/19/Femicide-in-Turkey-on-the-rise-amid-debate-over-law-protecting-women.html
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Iraqi Women Assassinated In Southern Iraq
2020-08-20
BAGHDAD,
Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Two Iraqi women were shot dead on Wednesday by unidentified
gunmen in Iraq's southern city of Basra, a local security source said.
The
attack took place in the afternoon when gunmen opened fire from their assault
rifles on a sport utility vehicle (SUV) carrying four women in a commercial
street in Basra, some 550 km south of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua on
condition of anonymity.
The
attack resulted in the killing of Reham Yaqoub, a female doctor who works in
Basra Hospital, and also a civil society activist who supports the
anti-government protests in Iraq which demanded comprehensive reform, fight
against corruption, better public services, and more job opportunities, the
source said.
The
attack also resulted in the killing of another woman and the wounding of the
two others in the vehicle, the source added.
The
attackers fled the scene before the arrival of the security forces, he said.
Two
days ago, the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi sacked the police chief
of Basra province, as well as the head of the National Security Service, due to
repeated security violations and assassinations in the province recently.
On
Friday, unknown gunmen assassinated a civil society activist Tahseen Ali with
silenced weapons in Basra, according to the provincial police. Enditem
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-08/20/c_139303273.htm
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Outrage
at violence unites women across Turkey's ideological divide
Amberin
Zaman
Aug
19, 2020
Fury
over the abduction and rape of an 18-year-old woman by a Turkish officer in the
Kurdish-majority province of Batman in southeast Turkey reached fever pitch
following news that the victim, identified as Ipek Er, had died today in the hospital
where she was being treated after attempting to take her own life on July 16.
Calls
for the arrest of the suspect, Musa Orhan, were echoed across social media with
many airing outrage over him being freed under judicial supervision following
his detention on July 17. Orhan turned himself into the police today in the
southeastern province of Siirt after prosecutors issued a warrant for his
arrest, ostensibly in response to the public outcry. Over 350,000 tweets with
the hashtag #MusaOrhan were posted prior to his arrest.
Orhan
had initially denied the rape allegations. When confronted with a forensic
report showing that the victim had been raped, Orhan claimed he had been
inebriated but provided no further details. A secrecy order was slapped on the
case following Orhan’s release. Idris Yayla of the pro-Kurdish Jiyan Haber news
agency was put under criminal investigation of “inciting hatred” for daring to
report on the tragedy. The move triggered a further bout of anger.
In
a handwritten suicide note that was published by the feminist online news
outlet Jin News, Er described how Orhan had raped her at his friend’s house,
then threatened to kill her if she blew the whistle on him. “Now that I am
going to die there is nothing left for me to fear,” the girl wrote. “Musa Orhan
raped me. I cried and he said, ‘You can get [your hymen] stitched.’ He dragged
me by my hair on the floor and said, ‘No one will believe you. You are
defenseless.’”
The
Er family’s calls for justice would have likely gone unheard had it not been
for the unremitting campaign by thousands of women spanning the ideological
divide. The affair unfolded against the backdrop of rising violence against
women in Turkey. At least 474 women were killed last year, mostly by men and
many by their male relatives, marking the highest number in a decade.
Protests
erupted last month following the murder of a 27-year-old woman by her ex-lover.
Pinar Gultekin’s charred remains were found in a trash can in forest in the
Aegean province of Mugla. The killer beat her, strangled her, burned her, then
poured concrete over her body.
Cases
of domestic abuse have increased under COVID-19 lockdown measures.
“There
is a prevalent sentiment that laws are ineffective in Turkey. Faith in the
justice system and the security services is waning,” observed political
scientist Nezih Onur Kuru. “The conviction that justice cannot be served
without social media pressure has become prevalent among voters no matter which
political party they are in favor of,” Kuru told Al-Monitor.
Yet
amid the uproar over the spike in femicides, the country’s ruling Justice and Development
Party (AKP) began openly debating whether to withdraw from the Council of
Europe’s convention on combating violence against women that was opened for
signature in 2011 in Istanbul, with the full blessing of the AKP, and entered
into force in August 2014. Tens of thousands of women have been demonstrating
across the country to oppose the move.
The
opening shots came from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a speech
to inaugurate a new building for the Turkish Women and Democracy Association
(KADEM). He said the Istanbul Convention was not in keeping with “the values of
Turkish society” and therefore ought not to be considered binding.
On
July 2, AKP deputy chair Numan Kurtulmus said Turkey had been misguided in
signing the convention because it advocated “unsuitable” gender roles and
undermined family values. He was echoing in subtler terms what fellow Islamists
opposed to the convention have long claimed: that the convention somehow
encourages homosexuality. The state-run Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate,
the Diyanet, has been pouring oil onto the flames with its president, Ali
Erbas, claiming in a Friday sermon in April that homosexuality “brings illness,
corrupts generations and causes AIDS.” In July, Diyanet’s office in the central
Anatolian province of Corum stoked feminist ire when it told a woman who sought
its counsel over how to handle her potentially violent husband that she should
“serve him tea” and “ask in a conciliatory tone why” he had intended to hit
her.
Since
Erdogan became president in 2014 he has steadily been promoting a conservative
agenda that was already in evidence when AKP municipalities began implementing
alcohol bans soon after the party rose to power in 2002. Religious schools to
train imams have mushroomed across the country.
Erdogan
has met with little opposition so far, most recently converting the iconic
Hagia Sophia cathedral from a museum to a mosque. But in women's issues, he’s
run up against resistance he clearly never reckoned on. Detractors include KADEM,
of which his younger daughter Summeye Erdogan Bayraktar, is an executive board
member. In a 16-point statement outlining the merits of the Istanbul
Convention, KADEM refuted the notion it legitimized homosexuality, saying such
interpretations were “ill-intentioned to say the least.”
The
unexpected backlash has seen so-called Muslim feminists join hands with their
secular sisters, much as they did when they pushed for groundbreaking reforms
of the civil code in the early days of AKP rule, promoting gender equality.
Ozer Sencar, the founder of Metropoll, an Ankara-based polling organization,
said in opening the treaty to debate, Erdogan had probably acted under pressure
from religious sects. Sencar contended that Erdogan had committed “one of the
biggest mistakes of his political career,” one he “must now be regretting,” and
one that had “caused women to unite.”
In
a July Metropoll survey, 63.6% of respondents said they didn’t approve of
withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention.
Gulseren
Onanc, the founder of an Istanbul-based women’s advocacy group called the
Equality, Justice, Women Platform, agrees that women are playing a critical
role in pushing back against the government.
“The
reaction displayed to the Musa Orhon affair and the Istanbul Convention proved
once again that there is a very dynamic women’s movement in Turkey, one that’s
been waging this struggle for a very long time and that is very well organized.
Women have been putting up a fight, both on the intellectual plain through
their public statements but also by demonstrating on the streets, allowing them
to successfully apply pressure on the government,” she told Al-Monitor. “More
recently, we have seen pro-secular and pious, conservative women join hands in
support of the Istanbul Convention. This is an extremely important setback for
the AKP in its efforts to divide and polarize women,” Onanc added. “It’s also a
rare example of dissident views being articulated within the AKP and its women
who did this. From here on, the AKP will think long and hard before any attempt
to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention.”
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/08/turkey-fury-musa-orhan-rape-suicide.html
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