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Houzan Mahmoud is continuously been
interviewed by various media outlets about
her organisations opposition to the so
called elections and the current political
situation in Iraq, the women’s rights and
violation of human rights in Iraq.
In her answer’s Houzan made sure to expose
the current sham elections and its empty
meaning politically in Iraq, she described
it as a show only, which has nothing to do
with implementing “democracy” but it is
rather a sectarian division of tribal,
religious and ethnic interest of each party
taking part in the elections in the
15/12/2005.
Houzan also in some other parts in various
interviews shed the light on the important
struggle of women and workers to end the
occupation. She also stressed upon the
importance of ending the ongoing military
occupation of Iraq, and endless support for
Iraq’s secular and progressive movement.
Among those media outlet who interviewed
Houzan Mahmoud are the followings:
CNN:
On the day of so called elections Houzan was
interviewed live on CNN about her
organisations opposition to the so called
elections.
Vanity Fair:
a women’s magazine which publishes in
various languages have interviewed Houzan on
the women’s situation in Iraq, the so called
constitution and the upcoming elections in
Iraq for its Italian language section of
Vanity Fair.
BBC world service:
The programme World today hosted Houzan
Mahmoud on two occasions. in one occasion
with Sabah Al Mokhtar from the Arab Lawyers
Association who also were against the
election, and Bayan Sami Abdol Rahman, the
Kurdistan Regional Governments high
representative to UK who defended the
elections in Iraq.
BBC world service
– another programme called Have your Say
also interviewed Houzan two times about
boycotting the elections in Iraq. Houzan was
interviewed Along with other Iraqis who
either opposed the elections or were against
it.
Pakistan TV – Prime Show:
Interviewed Houzan Mahmoud on two occasions
in the last month about the situation in
Iraq along with Tahrir Numan of Arab Media
Watch and Ali latif of prospect
organisation.
On the 14/12 on prime show again interviewed
Houzan along with Sami Ramadani senior
lecturer in the University of Metropolitan
in London and Ali Latif of the prospect
organisation.
Portugal:
The official paper of Communist renovation
party in Portugal made an exclusive
interview with Houzan about the situation in
Iraq, occupation and so called resistance
and the role of Iraq Freedom Congress. The
interview could be found on the following
link:
http://www.comunistas.info/houzan3.htm
German press:
Houzan was also interviewed by a radio in
Germany Called Free Radio about the
political situation in Iraq, the effect of
the new constitution and the so called
elections in Iraq. This interview appeared
on other websites and it was transcribed and
posted on the net. The interview was
conducted by Maike Dimar.
For the radio interview please click this
link:
http://freie-radios.info/portal/content.php?id=10934
For the transcript of the interview please
click the link bellow:
http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/21/21564/1.html
Organisation of
Women’s Freedom in Iraq-UK
Media centre of Iraq
Freedom Congress
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