Revolution in the Middle East must help, not hinder, women’s rights
In Tunisia and Egypt, now that the revolutions are in the next stage, the real battle for women’s rights begins.
Read MoreSign our letter of solidarity with the women of the Middle East
In recent weeks, women have taken to the streets alongside men in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya and Yemen. In Tahrir Square women stood on the frontline and refused to go home. Elsewhere they have played a leading role in the protests, risking their lives to demand an end to corrupt leaders and authoritarianism. Yet in Tunisia and Egypt, now that the revolutions are in the next stage, the real battle for women’s rights begins. Not one woman has a place on the panel that has been set up to draft Egypt’s new constitution. In Tunisia, hundreds...
Read MoreIn solidarity with the women of the Middle East
In recent weeks, women have taken to the streets alongside men in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya and Yemen. In Tahrir Square women stood on the frontline and refused to go home. Elsewhere they have played a leading role in the protests, risking their lives to demand an end to corrupt leaders and authoritarianism. Yet in Tunisia and Egypt, now that the revolutions are in the next stage, the real battle for women’s rights begins. Not one woman has a place on the panel that has been set up to draft Egypt’s new constitution. In Tunisia, hundreds of...
Read MoreRevolution in the Middle ast must help not hinder women’s rights
Press release 25 February 2011 Revolution in the Middle ast must help not hinder women’s rights In recent weeks, women have taken to the streets alongside men in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya and Yemen. In Tahrir Square women stood on the frontline and refused to go home. Elsewhere they have played a leading role in the protests, risking their lives to demand an end to corrupt leaders and authoritarianism. Yet in Tunisia and Egypt, now that the revolutions are in the next stage, the real battle for women’s rights begins. Not one woman has a place on the...
Read MoreIKWRO says zero tolerance to female genital mutilation
In Iraqi Kurdistan more than two thirds of women have undergone female genital mutilation. IKWRO marks the international day of zero tolerance to FGM with an article on FGM in the Middle East.
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