When Mabrouka M’barek is in the Tunisian capital these days, much of her time is spent writing a new constitution as an elected member of the National Constituent Assembly. It is a role the 32-year-old mother of two embraces with idealistic passion and more than a little amazement. Before President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted in 2011, she never imagined herself a “founding mother,” as she referred to herself in a recent interview, of this country or any other.
Now Mrs. M’barek — a Tunisian-American whose constituents are Tunisians in the United States, Canada and Europe — is deep into one of the most important tasks of any new democracy. She is helping to write the document that will underpin the rights and responsibilities shared by the government and its citizens.
Men overwhelmingly dominate the Arab Spring countries, but women, enabled by advances in literacy and higher education, are increasingly asserting themselves. In Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria, they have been on the front lines of revolution. These nations will not succeed unless women are fully incorporated into political and economic life.
Women in Arab countries have long lagged behind those in other countries in terms of opportunities and leadership positions in politics and business, and this has hurt the region’s overall progress, according to reports by the World Economic Forum and the United Nations Development Program.
I love reading articles that talk about the new found justice that some
women in the world are beginning to enjoy. This article here talks about a women
who works for the National Constituent in Cairo, Egypt. She is a young Arab woman
with a family. Ms. M'barek never imagined that she would be doing what she is
now before the former president was removed. She called herself a
"founding mother" with great excitement. In the article it is stated
that women in Arab countries have long lagged behind those in other countries
in terms of opportunities and leadership positions and here is a story of that
new type of freedom given to women. I believe this will help the overall
progress of the country.
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