Speaker Faiq gives best wishes to girls in Kurdistan on International Day of the Girl Child

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq on the International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October gave her best wishes to all girls in Kurdistan, in the following message:

The United Nations adopted October 11, 2012 as the inaugural International Day of the Girl Child, to protect girls from gender discrimination and to provide equal opportunities in all fields.

On this special day, I congratulate all girls in Kurdistan. I hope that they will defend their rights, be determined to gain equal opportunities, rely on their abilities and skills, become experts in their chosen field, overcome the obstacles they face with steely will, stand up to those who wish to undermine them, and prove themselves in their families, schools, neighbourhoods and towns.

Today I commend parents who believe and trust in their daughters' abilities and nurture determined women of the future, because self-confidence begins at home in the family.

On this day, I pay tribute to my maternal grandfather, father and mother, who by nature believed in equality, supported me, despite facing pressure from the community and wider society, and provided me with the opportunity to develop myself in a moderate-thinking family.

Dr. Rewas Faiq

Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament

11 October 2020