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Emine Erdogan, Sheikha Mozah and Queen Rania
Jordan’s Queen Rania and Sheikha Mozah of Qatar were among the several first ladies of the Middle East to gather in Istanbul to call for the end of Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Queen and the Sheikha joined Syria’s Asma Assad, Lebanon’s Wafa Suleyman, along with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s daughter, Aisha, and the Pakistani prime minister’s wife, Fauzia Gilani, at the meeting, which was called “Women for Peace in Palestine.”
This gathering was set up by Turkey’s First Lady, Emine Erdogan.
“We, in the name of mothers who attach great importance to peace and human life, request that the international community press Israel to stop its attacks,” said the Turkish prime minister’s wife, reading from a joint declaration issued at the end of the meeting.
All the women in attendance wore white shawls over their shoulders which read “peace” in Turkish, Arabic and English.
Emine Erdogan, the Turkish First Lady, hosted the summit at the Four Season Hotel in Istanbul.
Guests include:
Esma Assad - Syria
Hamad Bin Isa El Halife's wife - Bahreyn
Mihriban Aliyev - Azerbaijan
Seyha Mozah - Qatar
Liri Berisa - Albania
Begum Gilani - Pakistan
Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, the wife of King Mohammed, was invited, but could not make it.
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