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2/1/2007
Afghanistan: Access to justice for Afghan women - a new Chief Justice
Equality Now has issued a campaign update and calls on the new court to take a leadership role in promoting and protecting the rights of women in accordance with the Constitution and international human rights standards to which Afghanistan is a party.
1/1/2007
Canada: Arbitration and Family Law Acts
The Canadian Council of Muslim Women have published some "Frequently Asked Questions" around the issue of the Arbitration and Family Law Acts in Canada.
31/12/2006
China: Female Imams a tradition in Chinese mosques
Female imams guide others in worship and are the primary spiritual leaders for the women in their communities.
30/12/2006
International: Feminist and women's studies resources
This book review journal features books of interest to feminist and women's studies not published in English and regularly reviews books on FGM.
29/12/2006
International: War, religion, and gay rights
When gay people openly assert their identities as such, whether through parades or through the demand for full and equal social recognition, reactionaries cannot stand it. Why? Two answers, one personal and one political.
28/12/2006
Tanzania: 20 new judges appointed
President Jakaya Kikwete has appointed twenty new Judges of the High Court.
27/12/2006
International: Feminism beyond East and West - new gender talk and practice in global Islam
In this new book, Margot Badran poses the questions, "Islamic feminism. What is it? Where did it arise? From within or from without? Is it "legitimate"? What are its aims?"
26/12/2006
Malaysia: Stop snooping around for khalwat couples
State religious authorities must stop spying, snooping and the practice of looking for couples to be charged with khalwat (close proximity). Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said such practices were against Islamic principles of privacy and were trespass.
25/12/2006
International: Women wise up to their rights
Zainah Anwar of Sisters in Islam writes, "The struggle of all feminists in all religions and cultures is similar. [...] They have all been accused of being against their religion [...] It is not religion but patriarchy that is oppressive of women."
24/12/2006
Lebanon: KAFA - enough to violence and exploitation
KAFA seeks to mitigate the causes and results of violence and exploitation of women and children through advocacy and lobbying, raising awareness, and by offering social and legal services to vulnerable cases.