Let’s face it - aside from some slight gains in security in Iraq - there wasn’t much good news in the news in the middle east in 2009. But let’s not forget that media will always show you the scary stuff (and as they sometimes should).
However, here are 2 interesting happenings that UK’s Telegraph wanted to remind us about:
Both Saudi Arabia and Iran appointed their first female ministers. (And we got all the attention for the President!) Now, we aren’t saying that these women are liberal feminists, but it is rather interesting. To learn more about each, click on their names:
Female Health Minister - Nominated by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:
and
Deputy Education Minister for Female Education Affairs nominated by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud:
Read the Telegraph’s article Middle East Review for a look back at the Middle East in 2009.
