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18/10/2007
International: Profile: Zainab Salbi of Women for Women International
Zainab Salbi is the founder and CEO of Women for Women International. She is also the author of "Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny - Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam" and "The Other Side of War: Women’s Stories of Survival & Hope".
18/10/2007
Trinidad and Tobago: Essay: "A unique Muslim identity in Trinidad and Tobago"
Fatima Jafri on multiculturalism, religious plurality and veiling in Trinidad and Tobago.
17/10/2007
Turkmenistan: The state tightens dress code regulations
The authorities in Turkmenistan are clamping down on state workers who do not adhere to unofficial dress codes, say NBCentralAsia observers.
17/10/2007
Iraq: Updated version of "The status of women in Iraq: an assessment of Iraq’s de jure and de facto compliance with international legal standards"
The Assessment covers: political participation, civil society and women in decision making; violence against women and the right to personal security; labor & economic rights; family & marriage; nationality; health; education. [updated Dec. 2006]
16/10/2007
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.
16/10/2007
UK: Britain remains undecided on veils in schools
"Leaving it up to schools to 'behave reasonably' does not really help. The concept lacks precision. What seems reasonable to one individual or group seems unreasonable to another."
15/10/2007
Saudi Arabia: Woman files for divorce when husband sees her face
Recently, a Saudi woman filed for divorce because her husband had removed her veil while she was sleeping.
14/10/2007
Qatar: First woman Colonel in the Qatar Armed Forces
"I reached this position through my dedication and hard work," said Col. Sumayya Hassan Nasser Al Rashid.
14/10/2007
Serbia: Public announcement on the attacks against Women in Black - Belgrade
An Attack on a PACE Flag – An Attack on Women Defenders of Human Rights
14/10/2007
UK: Public Lecture: Prof. Judith Butler on 'Sexual Politics'
The British Journal of Sociology 2007 public lecture presents: "Sexual Politics: The Limits of Secularism, The Time of Coalition"; 30 October 2007, 6:30-8:00 pm; London School of Economics.