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3/10/2007

Myanmar: Profiles of Burmese women activists in hiding

Among the Burmese pro-democracy activists in hiding are many courageous and committed women who have played leading roles in the recent demonstrations against sharp price increases in fuel, which began on 19 August 2007.

2/10/2007

Iraq: Women's Peace-Building Project through Training on Conflict Resolution and Democracy

In mid-August 2007, Iraqi Al-Amal Association and the Baghdad Women's Association in partnership with UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services), completed the project “Peace Building through Training on Conflict Resolution and Democracy”.

2/10/2007

Italy: Political battles over veiling raise questions of assimilation

Two bills regarding the Islamic veil pending in the Italian parliament are a symbol of the country's increasing focus on the assimilation of immigrants. Stories of fundamentalism are spurring public debate over the condition of Muslim women.

28/9/2007

UN: Report of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons: Mission to Bahrain, Oman and Qatar

The complete report by Sigma Huda, the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, (25 April 2007) is available to download directly from the WUNRN website.

28/9/2007

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.

28/9/2007

India: Publication: "Woman in Qur'an"

Compiled by Qutub Jahan Kidwai and Shirin Huda, "Woman in Qur'an" discusses women and Islam in a scriptural context.

27/9/2007

Myanmar: WILPF statement against the military crackdown in Burma

A statement from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) on the current situation in Burma.

27/9/2007

Myanmar: Petitions against the violent crackdown on peaceful protestors in Burma

27/9/2007