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Promise and peril: women and the ‘Arab spring’

Published on: 8 March 2011

Written by: Deniz Kandiyoti All articles by Deniz Kandiyoti

Women were visible and effective in the popular revolts in Tunisia and Egypt. Will this moment of opening yield...
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Egypt: the two faces of liberation

Published on: 8 March 2011

Written by: Zainab Magdy All articles by Zainab Magdy

"The goddess Sekhmet has risen once and will rise again so Hathour can flourish in peace and justice" - Zainab Magdy...
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Women’s citizenship: implications of the Southern Sudan referendum

Published on: 10 January 2011

Written by: Pilar Domingo All articles by Pilar Domingo

Written by: Leni Wild All articles by Leni Wild

How will the outcome of the South Sudan referendum affect the prospects for women's participation and activism in...
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Two inches below the neck

Published on: 19 November 2010

Written by: Iheoma Obibi All articles by Iheoma Obibi

Written by: Blessing Oparaocha All articles by Blessing Oparaocha

The battle to defeat the Indecent Dressing Bill in Nigeria marks another point in the struggle between feminists and...
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Tales of the lionesses: the third African Feminist Forum

Published on: 20 October 2010

Written by: Jessica Horn All articles by Jessica Horn

Where does feminism fit in our narrative of African experience? What is the vision of Africa’s ‘lionesses’- feminist...
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Spirit, hope, money and a dose of patriarchy

Published on: 9 July 2010

Written by: Jessica Horn All articles by Jessica Horn

Written by: Jenny Morgan All articles by Jenny Morgan

A growing movement of African Christians are making waves at home and abroad with their ultra conservative...
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We are visible

Published on: 30 June 2009

Written by: Isabel Hilton All articles by Isabel Hilton

Katana Gégé Bukuru spoke to Isabel Hilton at the Nobel Women's Initiative gathering in Antigua about her work for...
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Violence targets the weakest

Published on: 29 June 2009

Written by: Isabel Hilton All articles by Isabel Hilton

We have found that the primary cause of all the violence and submission which women undergo is discrimination, and...
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Women and Memory: “I’m the Story”

Published on: 3 July 2008

Written by: Jane Gabriel All articles by Jane Gabriel

Jane Gabriel meets the actors and writers of the Cairo-based Women and Memory forum.

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