بريطانيا: تعيين مسلمة في منصب عمدة غرب يوركشير

- خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

وافق مجلس مدينة "برادفورد" البريطانية على تعيين "نافييدا إكرام" - الباكستانية الأصل والمولودة بإقليم البنجاب - في منصب عمدة مدينة غرب "يوركشير".

وقد شغلت "نافييدا" - التي تحمل شهادات في علوم النفس والاجتماع - منصب نائب كبير عمد "برادفورد" منذ عام 2009.

وتعد هذه المرة الأولى التي تشغل فيها امرأة مسلمة هذا المنصب، خاصةً وأنها أول مسلمة من أصل باكستاني تشغل منصب مستشارة بمجلس "برادفورد". المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Bradford appoints UK's first woman Muslim Lord Mayor

Bradford council has announced that the city has appointed the UK's first female Muslim Lord Mayor.

Councillor Naveeda Ikram was nominated by the council's Labour Group to serve as Lord Mayor in the West Yorkshire city.

The mother-of-three, who was born in the UK, was given the title during a ceremony at Bradford City Hall today.

Cllr Ikram spent some of her teenage years in the Punjab, but has lived in Bradford for most of her life.

A psychology and sociology graduate, Mrs Ikram has served as deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford since 2009.

She will serve as Mayor for at least one year, with her husband Saqib Salam Shah serving as her consort.

Mrs Ikram, a Labour councillor for Little Horton, Bradford, since 2004, will, along with her husband succeed Peter Hill and his wife Gillian.

Aswell as becoming the UK's first female Muslim Lord Mayor, she was also the first woman of Pakistani origin to become a councillor in Bradford.

She said: 'I am the first British female Muslim Lord Mayor. It shows the progress that has been made in this country.

'I am looking forward to being a positive and active ambassador for this wonderful district.

'I'm keen to see more participation and better confidence from all communities in the democratic process.