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Malalai Shinwari
Malalai Shinwari ( ps, ملالی شینوارۍ ) is a member of the Wolesi Jirga for Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Shinwari was a journalist prior to running for office. Shinwari ranked first in votes among female candidates in Kabul. She has been an advocate for the rights of women in Afghanistan. On July 10, 2007 ''USA Today'' quoted Shinwari's opposition to the practice of selling daughters in marriage in order to pay off family debts. Writings *sat at home malalai shinwari References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shinwari, Malalai Afghan journalists Members of the House of the People (Afghanistan) 21st-century Afghan women politicians 21st-century Afghan politicians Living people Pashtun women politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Pashtun journalists Pashtun politicians Pashtun women writers Pashtun women's rights activists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolesi Jirga
The House of Representatives of the People, or Da Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga ( ps, دَ افغانستان ولسي جرګه), was the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, alongside the upper House of Elders. The House of Representatives of the People was the chamber that bore the greater burden of lawmaking in the country, as with the House of Commons in the Westminster model. It consisted of 250 delegates directly elected by single non-transferable vote. Members were elected by district and served for five years. The constitution guaranteed at least 68 delegates to be female. Kuchi nomads elect 10 representatives through a Single National Constituency. The House of Representatives of the People had the primary responsibility for making and ratifying laws and approving the actions of the president. The first elections in decades were held in September 2005, four years after the fall of the Taliban regime, still under internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |