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18/4/2008
Pakistan: Restrictions on dancing persist
Nahid Siddiqui is one of the finest Kathak dancers and choreographers from Pakistan. Meenakshi Sinha spoke with her at Jaipur:
17/4/2008
UPDATE: Yemen: 8 year old girl awarded annullment of marriage
After taking her own case to court, eight-year-old Nojoud has been granted an annullment of a marriage she was forced into with a man in his 20s.
17/4/2008
Iran: Police to crack down on "bad veiling" in private offices and public cafes
Iranian police will confront women in private offices, or even socialising in cafes, whose dress is deemed improper, as part of a continued morality crackdown, Tehran’s police chief said today.
17/4/2008
UK: MA in Gender, Sexualities and Ethnic Studies
Masters' programme in "Gender, Sexualities and Ethnic Studies", starting September 2008 at the University of East London, Docklands Campus.
17/4/2008
International: Documentary: "Women on the Frontline"
A new film produced by UNIFEM and the UNFPA takes on the culture of silence surrounding violence against women. Airing TONIGHT: Friday, April 18th 2008 at 19:30 GMT, on BBC World.
17/4/2008
International: Call for contributors: EWIC Scholars' Database
The EWIC Scholars Database is an invaluable listing of scholars from all over the world and from all disciplines whose work focuses on women, gender, and Islamic cultures.
16/4/2008
Turkey: Harrassment of LGBT rights defenders
According to a Human Rights Watch press release, people in Turkey who work on working on sexual orientation and gender identity issues, continue to be targeted.
15/4/2008
Saudi Arabia: Women's basketball team resists restrictions on female athletes
"Zahed, who prays regularly and wears a head scarf even when outside Saudi Arabia, said that nothing in Islam bans women from sports. "Our society just has to get used to it," she said."
14/4/2008
Iran: Death threats made against Shirin Ebadi
New death threats have been sent to Ms. Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights lawyer and 2003 Nobel Peace Price winner.
14/4/2008
UPDATE: Iran: Free Khadijeh Moghaddam!
Further details on the arrest and detention of women's rights advocate, Khadijeh Moghaddam.