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[Deleted]

The government in Northern Cyprus has collapsed with a fresh set of elections called. In the meantime the cabinet is now filled with (mainly) technocrats, and what must be a first for a Muslim country.. A female Prime Minister.

More to follow...

[The Bishop]

Jun 27, 2013 12:19:01 GMT cogload said:

and what must be a first for a Muslim country.. A female Prime Minister

I think you will find that Pakistan beat them to that by some distance.

[Tony Otim]

Jun 27, 2013 12:22:11 GMT The Bishop said:

Jun 27, 2013 12:19:01 GMT cogload said:

and what must be a first for a Muslim country.. A female Prime Minister

I think you will find that Pakistan beat them to that by some distance.

Beat me to it!

[Deleted]

Meh. Of course....note to self wake up off nights before posting... Ok a first for that part of the world... ( I think!).... ;-)

[The Bishop]

There's also Indonesia I think - but don't want to rub it in

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Bangladesh has had two rival female political leaders for a long time - Sheikh Hasina (Awami League, good guys) and Khaleda Zia (Bangladesh National Party, in league with Islamists Jamaat-e-Islami).

[tricky]

Tansu Ciller would also seem to be an appropriate person to mention - and that really is rubbing it in (and I think negates your comment about that part of the world).

[The Bishop]

Oh dear, coggers

[erlend]

Or slightly near, Golda Meir if we are talking part of the world rather than religion.

I would guess that a sizeable majority of the world's Islamic population live in countries which have had female leaders (factoring in Indira Ghandi).


Edit

Actually not true. I just checked wiki. It is over 49%. The catch is that a full quarter of Muslims live in Africa and female leaders have been rare there.

[erlend]

Actually it does beat 50%. A few countries I didn't think of have of course had women leaders (Senegal,Mali and Kyrguzstan) plus a few more that had high enough muslim populations to show (Mozambiqie and Phillipines). Total about 851 of 1619 million.

[Deleted]

Well and truly put in my place. Can I safely say it is a first for NC then?

#muttersoath#

[erlend]

Don't feel too got at. A lot of us pedants here!

[johnloony]

Hahaha! This thread is a bit like the sketch from "Life of Brian".

"APART FROM Turkey, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Philippines, Mali and Kyrgyzstan, which Muslim countries have ever had a woman prime minister or president?"

[Crimson King]

John, you are a very naughty boy

[The Bishop]

Hmmm, the Phillipines aren't majority Muslim are they??

[erlend]

No Catholic. My reference to them had a significant Muslim population. I think it is the end towards Malaysia where they are concentrated, I seem to remember separatists with muslim issues.

[The Bishop]

Yes, in Mindanao.

[Pete Whitehead]

I always assumed you were an Anglican Bishop

[erlend]

I think it's a broad church.

[Georg Ebner]

Turkish North Cyprus will elect the parliament on January 7th.

According to polls with a ReBirth of UBP, but also rather a majority for the parties supporting ReUnification with the South.