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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1013

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize Dr. Rajaa Khuzai, a former member of the Iraqi National 
Assembly and a current member of the drafting committee for the 
Iraqi constitution; an outspoken proponent for women's rights in 
Iraq, Dr. Khuzai served on the original Governing Council of Iraq 
and represented the voice of Iraqi women to numerous world 
leaders, including President George W. Bush, Prime Minister
Tony Blair, and United States Ambassador Paul Bremer; and

	WHEREAS, A woman of exceptional courage who is respected for 
her medical expertise, Dr. Khuzai has served as director of a 
hospital in the southern city of Diwaniah for the past several 
years while teaching at a local medical college; during a 
short-lived rebellion against Saddam Hussein in 1991, she was 
forced to perform 22 operations without electricity or an 
anesthetist while Diwaniah was bombarded by the Iraqi National 
Guard; and

	WHEREAS, President of the Women's Organization in Diwaniah 
and founder of the Women's Health Center in Baghdad and of the 
Widow's Care Organization, Dr. Khuzai seeks to develop a women's 
health care policy for post-war Iraq, with special consideration 
given to early detection and prevention of cancer in women; now, 
therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Rajaa Khuzai for her 
extraordinary work on behalf of the women of Iraq; and, be it 
further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
                                                                    Van de Putte




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 24, 2005.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate