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May 11, 2012
Obama’s lack of overt attention to Afghan women has led many to fear their hard-fought gains will slip […]
May 8, 2012
The AHA Foundation is proud to be a part of Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End […]
May 8, 2012
Disturbing reports of acid attacks and beatings of women are now coming from Yemen’ southern provinces as women […]
May 8, 2012
The New York Times reports on an all-female prom at a school in Michigan for Muslim girls that […]
May 8, 2012
Health workers in Australia are calling for greater education about the practice of female genital mutilation as they […]
May 8, 2012
James Zumwalt writes that with women holding less than 2 percent of parliamentary seats based on the recent […]
May 8, 2012
Frida Ghitis writes that Tunisia is the canary in the Arab Spring coal mine. Via:[http://www.modbee.com/2012/05/08/2191340/frida-ghitis-the-canary-in-the.html]
May 8, 2012
In Egypt’s Presidential race, the battle is joined on Islam’s role. The winner could set the course for […]
May 8, 2012
For prominent female Muslim Brotherhood member Azza al-Garf, adhering to a strict interpretation of Islam is the right thing for […]
May 8, 2012
Eltahawy writes that women have not yet benefited from the revolution and the women’s revolution won’t begin “until […]
May 8, 2012
Zvi Bar’el writes that for Egypt’s women, the Arab Spring does not spell freedom. Via:[http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/for-egypt-s-women-the-arab-spring-does-not-spell-freedom-1.424962]
May 8, 2012
A British Muslim leader has been caught on camera advocating female genital mutilation. Mohammed Abdul, the Imam of […]
April 23, 2012
“When Egyptian women are subjected to humiliating “virginity tests” merely for speaking out, it’s no time for silence,” […]
April 18, 2012
Educating girls is such an important step in empowering them. We’re saddened to hear about the dangers girls […]
April 16, 2012
Westerners are leaving atheists and Christians bereft in the ”Arab winter”, human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali says. […]