[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 784 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 784

Commending and supporting Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio 
                           station for women.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2006

 Mrs. McCarthy (for herself, Mr. Osborne, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Granger, 
Ms. Solis, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Ackerman) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending and supporting Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio 
                           station for women.

Whereas Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women, went on 
        the air on April 1, 2005;
Whereas Radio Al Mahaba is an educational tool, broadcasting in three different 
        languages and giving women freedom to voice opinions and hear other 
        opinions;
Whereas Radio Al Mahaba airs shows dedicated to women's rights and women's 
        issues;
Whereas such shows are devoted to relationships, parenting, and other social 
        topics;
Whereas despite terrible risks, the staff of Radio Al Mahaba works at the 
        station because they want to reach out and touch peoples' lives, and 
        they want to give hope, knowledge, empowerment, support, and a passage 
        to freedom to Iraq women;
Whereas Radio Al Mahaba, amid the struggles in Iraq, has followed the examples 
        of the United States which guarantees freedoms of speech and the press, 
        thereby encouraging Iraqis to build an open, democratic civil society;
Whereas Radio Al Mahaba has a positive, important role in educating women;
Whereas Radio Al Mahaba provides women with freedom of speech;
Whereas Radio Al Mahaba provides an opportunity for women to secure their role 
        in the governance of a civil society within Iraq; and
Whereas Radio Al Mahaba meets a palpable need of Iraqi women: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the efforts of Radio Al Mahaba to provide 
        Iraqi women with freedom of speech and an opportunity for women 
        to be included in and informed of the reconstruction of Iraq 
        with an open, democratic civil society;
            (2) supports the mission of Radio Al Mahaba; and
            (3) urges Al Mahaba to continue its important work.
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