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15/10/2008
Tunisia: New Tunisian film calls attention to inheritance law
A controversial new Tunisian movie calls attention to how Islamic law determines the distribution of inheritances between male and female heirs.
14/10/2008
Middle East: "Bridging the Gap" - Women's Empowerment in the Middle East
Research findings of the "Bridging the Gap" survey in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
12/10/2008
UPDATE: Algeria: Release of those sentenced for breaking the Ramadan fast
On 29 September, a court in Biskra sentenced 6 men to 4 years in prison and a 1000 euro fine, for eating in public during the fasting hours of Ramadan. The verdict has since been overturned and the prisoners are freed.
12/10/2008
China: Legislation Focuses on Rural Women's Marrying Rights
"Women who have married men of other provinces enjoy equal rights as a villager in their hometown as long as they continue abiding by the obligations of the village's collective economy."
12/10/2008
Iran: Further threats against Shirin Ebadi
The Iranian regime has stepped up its campaign against human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi.
12/10/2008
Egypt: 60 percent of women harassed on daily basis in Cairo
"Being an Egyptian woman is to accept sexual harassment as daily routine, according to a recent report from the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights (ECWR). The study outlines, 60% of Egyptian women and 98% of foreign women are harassed on a daily basis."
12/10/2008
Egypt: New Lawsuit Challenges Mandatory Premarital Testing
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights - Right to Privacy Program - Press Release - 12 October 2008
10/10/2008
Afghanistan: Interview with Afghan woman rights campaigner Malalai Joya
Women's rights defender Malalai Joya has won the "Anna Politkovskaya" award for courage.
9/10/2008
India: Religious conflict and violence in Orissa
35 Christians killed and 50,000 forced from their homes by Hindu mobs enraged at Swami's murder.
8/10/2008
Algeria: 6 people sentenced to 4 years in prison for breaking Ramadan fast.
For the first time, 6 people in Southern Algeria have been sentenced to four years in jail and a $1300 fine for breaking the Ramadan fast.