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Aisha Rateb

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Also known as Aisha Rateb Soad, 'A'ishah Rateb

lawyer, politician and ambassador from Egypt (1928 – 2013)

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  • To get my rights. I joined Huda Shaarawy’s association and other associations that were fighting for women’s rights. I was then only 21 but to no avail.
  • I was the second Arab female ambassador after King Hassan’s sister. I was also not the first Egyptian ambassador to Europe; I was preceded by Hatshepsut, Nefertari and Nefertiti, those Egyptian queens who are well known in the world over.
  • No more than secretaries toeing the line and being assigned tasks instead of acting like ministers capable of initiating policies.
  • A ban on entering the judiciary based on gender goes against Section forty
  • I express my pleasure over Al Gebali’s appointment. It is like seeing the results of what I started.

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