![Baghdad Mayor Thikra Alwash, 60-year-old civil engineer and only woman mayor of a Middle East capital, speaks during an interview with AFP in the Iraqi capital on January 29, 2018.
Thikra wants to revive her war-torn city, fix its decrepit infrastructure and twin it with Paris -- another female-led metropolis. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2JPI4HCPKYSQIRPLBOTIOT2JXE.jpg?smart=true&auth=3a451749670d5e9ac10eecd3008cd9849d4bc78fad0bd0fe7b1eb3e8e26a4188&width=400&height=225)
Baghdad Mayor Zikra Alwash. AFP.
Baghdad Mayor Zikra Alwash. AFP.
Mayor of Baghdad aims to regenerate the city and twin it with Paris
Thikra Alwash has prioritised repairing war-scarred infrastructure and restoring the city's heritage - but to do so, she needs to find the money