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26/8/2007
Fiji: "What's the difference between a women's movement and a feminist women's movement?"
These were just 2 of the questions raised at the 2nd regional feminist advocacy training organised by the Fiji Women's Rights Movement (FWRM) and Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) Pacific, held in Papua New Guinea from 16-21 July.
26/8/2007
Mali: 'Every Day a New Battle against Circumcision in Mali'
An interview with Imam Cheick Mohamad Diallo.
26/8/2007
India: Feminist Dialogues tribute to Bina Srinivasan
The Feminist Dialogues Coordinating Group (FD-CG) announces the tragic death of our beloved colleague and sister, Bina Srinivasan, who died quite suddenly of pneumonia on August 13, 2007 in Gujarat, India.
25/8/2007
Indonesia: Women writers address gender inequities within Islam
The founders of writers group FLP show that Islam and women’s empowerment are not mutually exclusive.
25/8/2007
International: Saw Mra Raza Linn wins the 2007 Yayori Award for human rights
Residing in Bangladesh, Ms. Saw Mra Raza Linn is the Chairperson of Rakhaing Women's Union and a founding member of the Women's League of Burma.
24/8/2007
International: Iranian playwright to organize section of workshop in Malaysia
Iranian playwright Naghmeh Samini will be organizing three days of a six-day Muslim women playwrights’ workshop which is to be held from October 17 to 23, 2007 in Kuala Lumpur.
24/8/2007
Kenya: Assessing the performance of nominated women MPs
The Kenyan Parliament has 12 nominated MPs, of which eight are women.
23/8/2007
Denmark: Former Islamist "spokeswoman", Asmaa Abdol-Hamid, runs for Danish Parliament
Controversial Danish public figure now campaigning to become a Member of Parliament.
23/8/2007
Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan removes ban on head scarves in passport photographs
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan reversed a prohibition on Muslim women being photographed for their passports wearing head scarves.
23/8/2007
International: The Migrantas website: A visual language of migration
Migrantas has been working on projects related to migration, identity and dialogue between different cultures. Their projects combine tools from the social sciences, graphic design and the visual arts to create a reflection of the migrant condition.