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Kindly find below the latest issue of the Middle East & North Africa Gender and Development e-Brief (No 118) Please note that the MENA Gender and Development e-Brief is posted on line on the following URLM:http://crtda.org.lb/webfm_send/449
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The Middle East &North Africa “Gender and Development E-Brief” Issue #118 March 2012
NEWS & ARTICLES
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GENDER ACTIVISM BLC launches program to fund ventures owned by women
Hundreds of women call for Islamic governance
Women’s Rights Must Be Integrated in Post-Revolution Egypt
Beirut March stresses need to protect women from domestic violence
Syrian women on the frontlines, determined not to be sidelined
Topless protest of domestic violence in Turkey
Women’s groups angry over Alphabet Day date
GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS Egypt Court Acquits Army Doctor Accused of Virginity Tests
Lebanon 79th in terms of women’s opportunity
MENA: ‘The Uprisings will be Gendered’
How not to study gender in the Middle East
Role of women in politics is crucial
Women call for greater equality on rights day
Women struggle to reach new heights in Lebanon
Challenges for Women’s Political Leadership in Iraq
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE Saudi police break up protest at women’s campus
Stoning & the Iran Penal Code – Analysis & Cautions
Women in the ISF are not allowed to wear the hijab
Lebanon: Stop Abuse of Domestic Workers
‘Tussle over gender violence law’ in Lebanon:
Kuwait a Male Dominated Society with Challenges for Women in Politics
Suicide of Girl Forced to Marry Rapist Spurs Outrage In Morocco
Syria Conflict – Pain & Anguish of Women & Girls
CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister says more time needed for women to pass citizenship to children
RESOURCES & CALLS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS and EVENTS Middle East Women Photographers Exhibit
Hariri, Wafa Sleiman speak out on Mother’s Day
International Conference on “The Implementation of the Family Code and the Issue of
Underage Girls’ Marriage” In Fès, Morocco – 5-6 May 2012
BOOKS and REPORTS Mapping Stoning in Muslim Contexts
Gender Equity Index 2012 – Gender Gap – Inequalities
Women & The Arab Spring: Taking Their Place?
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