[empower] capacity building initiatives and materials

International: Publication: "Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders"

"A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders" is aimed to help women human rights defenders name the specific risks, violations and constraints they face in their work.

International: Report on the "Women, Islam and the West" symposium

In August 2007, five women panelists spoke at a symposium entitled "Women, Islam and the West", as part of the WISE initiative.

Malaysia: Respondents wanted on issues of polygamy

Sisters in Islam (Malaysia) is undertaking a nationwide research project on how polygamy affects the family.

Mondiale: Debout et Manifestez : 17 Octobre 2007 Journée de mobilisation mondiale contre la pauvreté et les inégalités

Les 16 et 17 octobre 2007: l’occasion de la Journée Internationale du Refus de la misère.

USA: Theater: "The Veiled Monologues"

Opening soon: two plays from Adelheid Roosen based on the writer and director's interviews with Muslims living in the West. The complementary pieces, "The Veiled Monologues," and "Is. Man" will make their North American debut this weekend in New York.

France: Conférence: "Comment les femmes et la diversité changent la politique"

Samedi 6 octobre 2007 à 9h; Salle Colbert, Assemblée nationale, Paris

Maroc: Global Rights: Avis de recrutement urgente

Stage remunerée de trois mois / Responsabilités: Gestion financière, informatique et administrative.

Uzbekistan: Publication: "The Re-Islamization of Society and the Position of Women in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan"

Marfua Tokhtakhodzhaeva's new publication examines the socio-political and religious shifts in Uzbekistan in the last twenty years.

Swaziland: Economically empowering women to combat abuse

Until last year, Swazi women were legally regarded as minors.

International: Global Fund for Women's fundraising handbook

This handbook, written by Global Fund staff, explores key ideas about raising money to fund women's rights work. It is especially designed for first-time fundraisers and for women's groups in developing countries.