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PA TV shows Arab world video depicting terrorists and fighting women as role models

Note: When PMW first reported on the White Hands Campaign, its website listed the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as part of the campaign's organizers and carried the organization's logo. Following PMW's exposure of UN's supposed involvement in the campaign, UNFPA issued a press release "disavowing" its involvement in the campaign. The campaign has since then removed the UNFPA logo from its website.

The following is the transcript of the Arab world video presenting women famous for Martyrdom and terrorist activity as role models. PA TV aired this clip weekly Nov. - Dec., 2010, twice weekly May - June, 2011, and three times in July, 2011:

Text on screen: 
"The Model Woman" 
Host of TV program: 
"Woman is the foundation of existence. 
Love - Ishtar - the symbol of fertility and altruism. 
(Ishtar - Babylonian goddess) 
Willpower - Cleopatra - wit and wisdom. 
(Cleopatra - Queen of Egypt) 
Intelligence - Balqis [and] Zenobia - fighting. 
(Queens of Sheba and Palmyra) 
Resolve - Al-Khansa - Martyrdom and giving. 
(7th cent. poet who celebrated her four sons' deaths in battle) 
Courage - Bint Al-Azwar - strong faith. 
(7th cent. Arab poet who fought against the Byzantine Empire) 
Martyrdom - Dalal Mughrabi - victory over enmity. 
(led terror attack in which 37 Israeli civilians were killed) 
Struggle - Djamila Bouhired - human freedom. 
(Algerian terrorist who became a political activist) 
Freedom, giving, patience, sacrifice, life, loyalty - "White Hands." 
For her sake, for our sake, for the sake of a society aspiring towards giving - "White Hands" Campaign." 

Text on screen: 
"The largest media campaign to support women's issues." 

Dalal Mughrabi


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