![Asma Hijazin (left) discusses women’s political prospects with candidate for parliament Wafa Yousif Tarawneh (right) at her makeshift office in Karak, southern Jordan on October 31, 2020.
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Asma Hijazin (left) discusses women's political prospects with Jordanian candidate for parliament Wafa Yousif Tarawneh. The National
Asma Hijazin (left) discusses women's political prospects with Jordanian candidate for parliament Wafa Yousif Tarawneh. The National
Women are rising in Middle East politics
Jordan's parliamentary elections have seen a record number of female candidates