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Saturday, 31, December, 2005 (30, Dhul Qa`dah, 1426)



      Veiled Woman Appointed Cabinet Minister in Egypt
      Dalia Helal, Arab News 

     
      CAIRO, 31 December 2005 - Aicia Abdul Hady has become the first veiled 
woman to hold an Egyptian ministerial post, a decision widely considered a 
positive move toward appointing more women to higher government positions 
while, at the same time, helping to appease Egypt's Muslim conservatives. 

      Aicia was appointed minister of labor force and immigration by President 
Hosni Mubarak, who won re-election on Sept. 7 in a field of nine candidates. 
The previous minister had held the position for over 15 years. The changeover 
is a part of an attempt by the Mubarak administration to address the 
unemployment problem by seeking fresh solutions, government officials have 
said. 

      The move comes after women were not strongly represented during the 
parliamentary elections held recently, government sources told Arab News. The 
Muslim Brotherhood, officially banned but politically tolerated in Egypt, made 
record gains in the last parliamentary elections after being shut out of the 
election for president. 

      Aicia started her career in pharmacology before joining the labor union 
movement in 1964. She later became vice president of the Chemical Industry 
Union before becoming the first woman to join the board of directors of the 
country's umbrella organization for labor unions. She is a member of the 
Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party, as well as a board member of the 
International Labor Organization in Geneva. 

      One of the Muslim Brotherhood's leading members, Khairat Al-Shater, 
issued a statement saying the appointment of a woman minister that wears a veil 
(hijab) is "insufficient change" that should be followed by a "wide-scale move" 
toward "officially accepting the hijab".
     


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