Getting Elected to Parliament with a Headscarf:
The politics, the glass ceiling, and Islamophobia
Mahinur Ozdemir
Monday April 11, 2011, 4:00 PM
Woodburn 120
Mahinur Ozdemir was elected at the age of 26 to Brussels’ Regional Parliament (2009) and is a member of the Belgian party Humanist Democratic Center (CDH). Before that, she served on the city council of the Schaerbeek district of Brussels. She serves on several organizations to help the advancement of minorities in Belgium and received several awards for her work. Mahinur Ozdemir earned a degree in political science and public administration from Université Libre de Bruxelles.
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