Aiham al-Shufi, an activist in the region, described al-Mahithaui as one of the leading figures in the protests against the now overthrown government of ruler Bashar al-Assad. She was “one of the first women in the peaceful movement in Suwaida province against the government”. Despite harassment from the government, she did not let herself be dissuaded, al-Shufi told the German Press Agency.
It is the third appointment of a woman to a senior official post in the interim government. The managing director of the central bank and the head of the women's affairs office are also women. She told the Turkish television station TRT that women should not oppose “their God-given nature,” especially “their educational role in the family.”
The Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad Hassan al-Shibani then tried to calm things down on Sunday and assured the online service X that the authorities were “on the side” of the women and “fully support their rights”. He emphasized: “We believe in the active role of women in our society and have confidence in their abilities and skills.”
