Safia Taleb al-Suhail: Articles & Commentary

The following are Articles & Commentary related to the main article Safia Taleb al-Suhail.

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Undated

• Yanar Mohammed, "War of Starvation and Misery for Women in Iraq," Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq: "Safia Al Suhail who is quoted in the article took part in the London conference that planned and beat the drums for this bloody war. Twenty thousands souls were spared in this war and hundreds of women were kidnapped and raped. I find it very hard to believe that someone can be thankful to the criminal forces that destroyed our lives."

2002

• "Human Rights activist threatened by the Iraqi secret service," wadinet.de, May 2, 2002.
• "Iraqi Women Condemn Atrocities Committed by Saddam Hussein Regime," Iraqi-American Council, October 8, 2002. [Contact: Safia Taleb Al Souhail: SofiaAmin AT aol.com.]
• Lindsey Brooks, "Iraq Women Speak Out About Life Under Saddam's Dictatorship," The Washington File (U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria), October 10, 2002.
• Daniel Williams and Peter Slevin, "Saddam's foes share a history of tragedy," Gulf News Online, December 17, 2002.

2003

• Shazia Malik, "Iraqis want democracy to shape future," Gulf News Online, March 14, 2003.
• "Iraq's Voices of Freedom," Voice of America (Global Security), March 21, 2003.
• "Iraq's Voices of Freedom," Voice of America, March 24, 2003.
• "Winning the Iraq Peace," help-for-you.com, May 23, 2003. Telephone interviews with Paul Bremer and al-Suhail.
• Juan Cole, "Jostling for the Vacant IGC seat of Aqila al-Hashimi," Informed Comment, September 30, 2003.
• Annia Ciezadlo, "Exiled woman returns to fight for a free Iraq," Washington Times, November 15, 2003: "Though Ms. Souhail's family left the country when she was 3 years old, after the Ba'athist coup of 1968, they kept close ties to Iraq."
• "Iraqi activist fights for democracy and women's rights," Agence France-Presse, November 20, 2003.
• Al Bawaba, "US Secretly Helped Saddam," The Truthseeker (UK), December 20, 2003.
• "Nora Tamimi Says U.S. Helped Saddam Assassinate her Father in Beirut," Naharnet (Beirut, Lebanon), December 22, 2003.

2004

• Yanar Mohammed, "War of Starvation and Misery for Women in Iraq," Equality in Iraq.com, July 2004: "Safia Al Suhail who is quoted in the article took part in the London conference that planned and beat the drums for this bloody war. Twenty thousands souls were spared in this war and hundreds of women were kidnapped and raped. I find it very hard to believe that someone can be thankful to the criminal forces that destroyed our lives."
• "Radio Free Iraq Interviews Iraqi Women's Activist," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, July 16, 2004.
• "New Ambassadors Announced," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, July 22, 2004: "Egypt: Safiya al-Suhail."
• "Iraqi delegate: Al-Sadr accepts peace plan," Associated Press (Aljazeera), August 18, 2004; also reported by Fox News.
• "Saddam trial judges being chosen," Asharq al-Awsat (pro-Saudi independent paper issued daily in London) (Iraqi Press Monitor), September 6, 2004.
• Juan Cole, "Women's Issues in Iraq," Informed Comment, October 12, 2004.

2005

• "Fast Facts: Guests of the White House," Associated Press (Fox News), February 2, 2005: "Al-Suhail, leader of the Iraqi Women's Political Council, became politically active after her father was assassinated in 1996 in Beirut by Saddam Hussein's secret service. She is married to Bakhtyar Amin, a Kurdish political activist and founder of the Iraqi Democracy Institute in the United States. He is now Iraqi minister of human rights."
• "Iraqi Voter and Marine's Mother Embrace During State of the Union," Voice of America, February 3, 2005.
• Mary Dalrymple, "Women Provide Emotion at State of Union," Associated Press (ABC News), February 3, 2005.
• Chris Matthews, Transcript: Hardball, February 3, 2005: Guests Kinky Friedman, Safia Taleb Al-Suhail, Dan Burton, Bill Maher, Wesley Kanne Clark, Blanche Lincoln, Richard Shelby.
• Carl Limbacher, "Slain Marine's Mom: Hug Wasn't Staged," NewsMax.com, February 3, 2005; archived at Liberty Post.
• Eleana Gordon, "Our Friend in the Gallery. Safia al-Suhail and the new Iraq," National Review, February 4, 2005.
• "Manufacturing 'democracy'," Socialist Worker, February 11, 2005.
• "Iraqi Woman Ambassador to Vie for Presidency," Assyrian International News Agency, February 25, 2005.
• "Female Candidate For Presidency," Web India, February 27, 2005.
• "RFI (Radio Free Iraq) Reports on Iraqi Women,", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, May 2, 2005.
• "Iraqi PM Warns Worse to Come from Insurgents," Iraqi League, July 12, 2005: "President Jalal Talabani met Iraq's envoy to Cairo Safia al-Suhail and asked her to deliver a letter to President Hosni Mubarak and another to Sharif's family, said a statement from his office." The late Ihab al-Sharif, killed by alleged militants, was Egypt's top envoy to Baghdad.
• "Iraqi women demand rights in country's new constitution," Agence France-Presse, August 1, 2005.
• "Women Losing Out in Parliament," Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (PeaceWomen.org), August 3, 2005.
• "Safia al-Suhail, Walking in her Father's Footsteps," Gateway Pundit, August 4, 2005.
• "Iraq Women Press for Rights," Assyrian International News Agency, August 9, 2005.
• "Women’s Groups Seek Constitution Delay. Iraqi women urge lawmakers to ensure their rights are protected," IWPR, August 10, 2005.
• "'Oil for Food' Assassins Still Causing Pain," Gateway Pundit, August 20, 2005.
• Andrew Hammond, "Iraq secularists denounce 'Islamist' constitution," Reuters, August 24, 2005.
• Billmon, "Down the River," Whiskey Bar, August 24, 2005.
• Andrew Buncombe, "Iraqi activist taken up by Bush recants her views," The Independent (UK), August 28, 2005. Also posted on Common Dreams website.
• "Iraq Constitution 'Big Disappointment' for Women," Feminist Daily News, August 29, 2005.
• Alexandra Walker, "Bush Abandons Iraqi Women," Tom Paine.Common Sense, August 31, 2005.
• Claudia Parsons, "High hopes, disillusionment among Iraqi women," Reuters (Boston Globe), November 19, 2005.
• "Election Campaigning Degenerates into Dog-Eat-Dog Atmosphere," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, December 9, 2005.
• "Elections....," Baghdad Burning, December 15, 2005. re Iraqi national elections