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23/3/2008
Saudi Arabia: Council of “Supreme Scholars” Rejects the Appointment of Women
"A controversy erupted this week in Saudi Arabia when some scholars suggested that the top religious organization in the Kingdom, the Supreme Council of Scholars, should include women."
23/3/2008
Turkey: Move to ban ruling Turkish party
Turkey's chief prosecutor has asked the Constitutional Court to ban the governing AK Party, accusing it of anti-secular activities.
21/3/2008
Burma: The Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN)
SWAN is a network of Shan women active in Thailand & the Thai-Burma border. Its mission is to work for gender equality & justice for Shan women in the struggle for socio-political change in Burma through community-based actions, research and advocacy.
20/3/2008
International: Symposium: The Role of Sport in Resisting, Accommodating and in Remaking Muslim Women"
Friday 28 March, 14:00-18:00, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Sponsored by WLUML and Concordia University. Speakers include Dr. Homa Hoodfar, Dr. Martha Saavedra, Dr. Yoav Di-Capua, Nasrin Afzali and Hana Askren. Click to view the poster!
19/3/2008
Ghana: "Trokosi" - Ritual Servitude & Sexual Abuse
"Certain intellectuals defend trokosi as an indigenous religious tradition that provides girls with a form of apprenticeship. None of the former trokosi, with whom I have spoken, shared this view."
19/3/2008
Pakistan: Woman abducted and gang raped by guards
A young woman was abducted and gang raped by guards of the Mohammad Ali Jinnah mausoleum in Karachi.
19/3/2008
UPDATE: Iran: Mokarrameh Ebrahimi released from prison!
We are delighted to announce the release of Mokarrameh Ebrahimi and her son Ali from Choobin Prison, in Takistan, Qazvin, in Iran, where she has been awaiting execution by stoning for adultery for the past ten years.
19/3/2008
International: Politics of Participation: Symposium: "Women and Transformative Leadership"
3 April 2008, Washington DC, Thursday, 3 April 2008, 5-7pm. Kenney Auditorium, SAIS, JHU, 1740 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States.
18/3/2008
Saudi Arabia: Saudi scholars back women drivers
Two Saudi scholars have said there is nothing in Islamic law to prevent women from driving.
17/3/2008
Philippines: Symposium: "Women Contesting Fundamentalisms and Other Forms of Intolerance"
On 11 March 2008, the Centennial Lecture Series at the University of the Philippines included a session on "Women Contesting Fundamentalisms and Other Forms of Intolerance", convened by Dr. Carolyn I. Sobritchea.