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BEIRUT — The 24-member government announced on Feb. 8 by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is not unprecedented, but it stands out for several key characteristics. It includes ministers with no political party affiliation, increased female representation, significant number of alumni from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and Notre-Dame de Jamhour and renowned figures in Lebanese politics. L’Orient-Le Jour highlights seven key features of this new Cabinet Read more Political anatomy of the Salam government 20 percent female representationLebanese feminists had hoped for at least 30 percent female participation in Salam’s government, but only five women were appointed, making up nearly 20 percent of the Cabinet. Among them is Laura al-Khazen Lahoud, the new minister of tourism, whose mother, Mirna Boustany, was the first woman to be...
BEIRUT — The 24-member government announced on Feb. 8 by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is not unprecedented, but it stands out for several key characteristics. It includes ministers with no political party affiliation, increased female representation, significant number of alumni from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and Notre-Dame de Jamhour and renowned figures in Lebanese politics. L’Orient-Le Jour highlights seven key features of this new Cabinet Read more Political anatomy of the Salam government 20 percent female representationLebanese feminists had hoped for at least 30 percent female participation in Salam’s government, but only five women were appointed, making up nearly 20 percent of the Cabinet. Among them is Laura al-Khazen Lahoud, the new minister of tourism, whose mother, Mirna Boustany, was the first woman...
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