Candace on "Karama: women activists across the Middle East"

Candace — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:20:41 +0000

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The comprehensive work of Karama will be forging the partnerships for local and national actions to stop violence against women and girls, followed by a regional ‘think-tank’ initiative of representatives from each country. The Karama Program is focusing on the Middle East and North Africa as a region for a number of reasons. We believe the plight of women of this region is largely ignored or at least misunderstood by the world, particularly those in the west.

But does the majority of middle eastern women really want us to understand? Or is it considered offensive for western women to post inquiring questions about middle eastern domestic life, and make unflattering comments and conclusions about how women are treated in their society? (generally speaking, of course.)

Karama: women activists across the Middle East,

Jane Gabriel — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:52:48 +0000

by Jane Gabriel, who reports from Amman where Karama activists from across the Middle East and North Africa are meeting.

The World Health Organisation's report on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women published in 2005 was based on interviews with more than 24,000 women from 10 countries. The incidence of violence by intimate partners ranged from 15% to 71% in each country. But women from countries in the Middle East and North Africa were not included in the survey.

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Karama: women activists across the Middle East,