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Published in: HomeTowards statehood: three Palestinian interviews, January 2011The problems inside Palestinian society as well as those between Palestine and Israel have solutions. The process...
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Published in: HomeStatement from the Coalition of Women's NGO's in EgyptWomen's NGOs in Egypt denounce the decision of the National Council of Women to represent their views at...
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Published in: 50.50Progressive male Muslim preachers: oxymoron or reality?In their rush to find suitable allies to help control 'extremism', states as well as non-governmental organisations...
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Published in: 50.50Negotiating Bliss
The bliss of an egalitarian and just relationship between spouses cannot be achieved through a sheet of paper. But...
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Published in: 50.50Thinly veiled misogynyAs French President Nicolas Sarkozy attempts to drive through a ban on the niqab and burqa, Laurie Penny describes...
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Published in: 50.50Stress, quarrels and neglect: the 'normal' polygamous family
A large-scale study currently underway across Malaysia uncovers proof that polygamy harms everyone involved: from...
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Published in: 50.50Last but not least: CEDAW and family law
When injustice in marriage and the family is such a pervasive experience for women and girls, why is family law...
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Published in: 50.50Changing lives in the West Bank villagesThe increasing economic poverty in villages outside Ramallah in the West Bank is leading to unexpected changes in...
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Published in: 50.50It all began on March 8th: feminism and fatwas......Moroccan women won profound changes in their status when the Family law was reformed.
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Published in: 50.50Karama: Uniting to be each other's voice
After three years of constant debate, the Karama movement is finding a common language with which to speak, and a...
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Published in: 50.50We Moroccan women: we are not impatient, we know that it will comePodcast: The reform of the Moroccan Family Code (Mudawana) in 2004 was a watershed in the campaign for women’s...
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Published in: 50.50Syrian Women's Rights: "the fight does not stop here"Syrian Women's Rights: "The fight does not stop here, this is not the end of the story". Also read: Bassam AlKadi -...
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Published in: 50.50Iraqi women refugees: surviving in SyriaIraqi women refugees: surviving in Syria. As the months turn into years, more and more women refugees in Damascus...
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Published in: 50.50Femicide and Patriarchy in LebanonFemicide and Patriarchy in Lebanon: The Lebanese judiciary has tried sixty six cases of 'honour killing' since 1999...
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Published in: 50.50Enough: ending private justice and violence against womenThe Lebanese government is about to decide whether to introduce the first ever piece of legislation to protect women...
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Published in: 50.50Women in Sudan: beyond the warProfessor Balghis Badri speaks to Jane Gabriel about the women being empowered in the midst of conflict.
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Published in: 50.50Women and Memory: “I’m the Story”Jane Gabriel meets the actors and writers of the Cairo-based Women and Memory forum.
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Published in: 50.50Inside the Muslim Brotherhood: "living the other side of existence"Afaf El Sayyad tells Jane Gabriel about living within a strict section of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, what...
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Published in: 50.50Empowering women in the middle eastHibaaq Osman on dignity and violence in the middle east. Plus: blogging 16 days
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Published in: 50.50Working for women's rights in JordanAfaf Jabiri talks about taking on the Jordanian government over women's rights. Plus: blogging 16 days
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