109 HRES 784 IH: Commending and supporting Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq’s first and only radio station for women. U.S. House of Representatives 2006-04-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 784 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 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

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.