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Egypt’s “Revolutionary” New Parliament: Less Than 1 Percent Women?
The results are in, and the news is official: Not a single woman has been directly elected in Egypt’s first round of elections for the lower house of Parliament. And it appears that only three or four...
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Egyptian Women Rally Around “The Girl in the #BlueBra”
This week, the world saw just how brutal the Egyptian military can be towards women who dissent. A video, which has gone viral, shows military police dragging a hijab-clad woman protester through the...
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Stoning, Hanging, Prison, Freedom? Sakineh Ashtiani’s Uncertain Fate
International concern was sparked early this week when an Iranian prosecutor indicated that Sakineh Ashtiani’s execution for adultery could be imminent. Ashtiani is currently serving 10 years in prison...
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Women and the Egyptian Revolution: An Interview with Mona Eltahawy
This week, a cover story in Foreign Policy magazine, “Why Do They Hate Us?”, ignited an explosion of praise, criticism and feverish discussion about women’s rights and gender equality in the Arab...
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Saudi Arabia Allows Women in Olympics, But Will Any Qualify?
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, women from all competing countries will be offered an opportunity to take part in the international event. That’s because the Saudi Arabia...
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Taliban Publicly Executes Woman Accused of Adultery
Update: Women and men flooded the streets of Kabul Wednesday to protest the public execution of an Afghan woman accused of adultery. The protest included a march from the Afghan Ministry of Women’s...
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Israeli and Palestinian Women Defy Checkpoints to Socialize
On a warm Saturday morning, 15 Jewish Israeli women drove their cars into West Bank Palestinian towns and villages. There, more than 30 Palestinian women and children carrying pots of home-cooked food...
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Where Are the Global Girl Activists? Don’t Ask
Where are the young women in the fight for global women’s rights? Don’t ask me this stupid question today. Most days I could calmly and politely explain to you where and how young women are doing this...
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Malala Yousufzai: A Girl and a Country
The Swat Valley In 2007 when the Tehrik-e-Taliban forces marched into the town of Swat, the rest of Pakistan watched, aghast and unbelieving. The town was very popular as a tourist destination, its...
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NEWSFLASH: Afghan Women’s Affairs Official Murdered
Najia Sediqi, the acting head of women’s affairs in Laghman Province in eastern Afghanistan, was on her way to work on Monday when she was shot to death by two motorcyclists. This is the second time in...
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