Muslim Algeria's pride: Policewomen
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-08-07 10:15
Female police cadets take part in their graduation ceremony at the police academy in Ain Benian August 6, 2009. Even in relatively liberal Algeria, some people believe the police force is not a suitable profession for a Muslim woman, and, whatever your gender, it can be a dangerous job: Islamist insurgents have killed hundreds of officers. But Algeria, a former French colony in North Africa where almost all the 35 million population are Muslim, takes pride in the fact that equality for women is enshrined in its laws. [Agencies]
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