Zakiyya Hakki

Zakiyya Hakki was the first female judge in the Middle-East,[1] appointed by the leftist-nationalist Iraqi government of Abd al-Karim Qasim. She later became the only woman in the leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.[2]

In 2003 she was living in exile in Virginia in the United States.[3]

Resources

Photograph of Hakki at US foreign press briefing in 2003.

References

  1. ↑ Deihim, Mahnaz (May 2015). "THE MOVEMENTS OF KURDISH WOMEN'S FEMINISIM IN IRAQ" (PDF). International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences (IMPACT FACTOR – 5.545). 5 (5).
  2. ↑ "Women in the New Iraq". www.rubincenter.org. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  3. ↑ Blomquist, Brian (2003-03-29). "BUTCHER'S DEATH SQUADS RUN WILD". New York Post. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
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