MAHER AL MOUNES In Syria's first post-Assad parliament, women lawmakers stand out more for their diversity than their numbers: a famous actress, a Christian engineer, a Kurdish leader and the widow of a commander. Women hold 22 of the 207 current seats in Syria's parliament, or just over 10 per cent, similar to the previous assembly under longtime ruler Bashar al Assad, who was toppled by an Islamist alliance in 2024 after more than a decade of civil war. The parliament held its…
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