Women in Khaki

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Commentary

Diwan

Women in Khaki

Lebanon’s and Jordan’s efforts to advance female participation in their armed forces are discussed in a pair of podcasts.

By Alia Brahimi and Doaa Elnakhala

Published on Jul 28, 2022

In this Pride of the Nation podcast series on women in Arab militaries, hosts Alia Brahimi and Doaa Elnakhala discuss gender mainstreaming efforts within the Lebanese and Jordanian armed forces. In the first podcast, on the Lebanese military, their guests include Brigadier General Youssef Haddad, one of the first Lebanese commanders to deploy female personnel to frontline units, and Colonel Marwa Saoud, who heads the armed forces’ Gender Department.

Pride of the Nation · Episode 1 - Lebanon

In the second podcast, Brahimi and Elnakhala speak to Colonel Maha al-Nasser, who leads Jordan’s Directorate of Military Women’s Affairs.

Pride of the Nation · Episode 2 - Jordan

The Pride of the Nation podcast series comes under Carnegie’s project on Civil-Military Relations in Arab States (CMRAS), and was made possible by a grant from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.

About the Authors

Alia Brahimi

Doaa Elnakhala

Political Reform Levant Lebanon Jordan Middle East

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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