Islamicists MPs refuse to sit next to women in Kurdistan parliament

"Stockholm(TheKurdistani.com) by Nazdar Mirani– Two Kurdish Islamicist members of the Kurdistani parliament refused to sit next to a Kurdish female MP during the announcement of the unification of the Kurdistan governments on 21st of January 2006.

According to the Kurdish internet news website, Dengekan.com, the unnamed Islamicist members of the Kurdistan parliament argued with a female Kurdish MP that according to the Islamic codes, men are not allowed to sit next to women apart from their wives and sisters. "
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