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The Middle East &North Africa
“Gender and Development E-Brief”
Issue #120
May 2012
NEWS & ARTICLES
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GENDER ACTIVISM
Women Continue to Show Power in Protests in Egypt
Stop Lowering Minimum Age of Girls for Marriage in Egypt Campaign
‘Women’s NGO takes pro-FGM Parliamentarian to court’ also in Egypt
Muslim Woman Defends Burqa at European Court
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
Women Harassed for Not Wearing Full Face Veil in Yemen
Kurdish Female Migrants Find Isolation in Istanbul
Media’s treatment of women damages self-esteem
GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
Women See Worrisome Shift in Turkey
Saudi Feminism: Between Mama Amreeka and Baba Abdullah
In Yemen, eating is a luxury millions struggle to afford
RESOURCES & CALLS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
CRTD.A launches its improved website
G8 – Women’s Human Rights Agenda
BOOKS and REPORTS
Rural Women & Migration
ILO World of Work Report 2012 – Crisis Impacts on Women
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