A total of 250 Iraqi scientists
has been killed or assassinated since Us attacked the
country in March 2003, local newspaper Al-Mada reported
Thursday. The paper
quoted statistics released by the University Professors
League as saying that 250 professors of universities,
institutions, and scientific establishments fell victims
to killings or assassinations across the country since
last April.
“This emphasizes
that there are certain parties behind that and want to
deprive Iraq the special knowledgeable minds," said
Issam al-Rawi, chairman of the league.Rawi
pointed out that the series of assassinations, kidnappings
and threats had made more than 1,000 university professors
to flee the country.
Al-Mustansiriyah University
alone recorded about 13 cases of murders, threats and
kidnappings for ransoms, the chairman added. 28%
MNAs feudal, 21% industrialists/businessmen:
Survey
Twenty-eight per cent
of the Members National Assembly (MNAs) have feudal orientation
while 21 per cent other are from industrialists/business
class.
The statistics shows, just
fewer than 50% of the lower house members are either feudal,
businessmen or industrialists.
A survey conducted about
the MNAs’ political, social and educational backgrounds,
revealed that 28% of them are from feudal backgrounds,
21% are businessmen and industrialists, 8% from agricultural
while 5% from other sectors.
Only 23pc MNAs are hailing
from professional backgrounds, including 12pc from education
sector, 8pc from lawyers’ community and 3pc are
from medial orientations, the survey stated.
According to the report,
9pc of the members were single and 97pc of the whole are
Muslims, while rest of the 3pc is from different minorities.
The report reveals an interesting
statistics of the MNAs; 29pc of the members are 41 to
50 years old, 28pc are in 51 to 60 years age group, 11pc
are 61 to 70 years while only 2 of the members are over
70 years old.
In younger age groups,
23pc members are between 31 to 40 years old, while 7pc
are below 30 years as the lowest age limit is 25 years.
It will be interesting
to now that the members between 42 to 60 years age groups
numbers of the National Assembly numbers 57pc of the whole.
