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6/10/2006
Afghanistan: Afghan Women's Network statement
It is with deep sorrow, and enduring condemnation, that the people of Afghanistan mourn the loss of Mrs. Safia Amajan, assassinated on her way to work on the morning of September 25, 2006.
5/10/2006
Afghanistan: Afghan leaders protest the murder of Safia Amajan
On 5 October, civil society and NGO community gathered to protest the murder of Safia Amajan and demand significant changes in security policy from national and international forces.
5/10/2006
Afghanistan: Open letter on the assassination of Qandahar women’s rights activist Safia Amajan
An open letter to the Afghan authorities and international community from Afghan civil society in response to the assassination of Safia Amajan and increasing violence against women, especially those in public life.
4/10/2006
Qatar: First shelter for domestic abuse victims
Qatar will soon have its first ever facility and shelter for women and children who are victims of abuse. Two facilities, a specialised centre for health and psychological treatment of victims and a shelter, will be set up.
3/10/2006
Africa: WHO collaborative study on FGM in six African countries
The study, which provides the first reliable evidence that female genital mutilation can adversely affect birth outcomes, was undertaken by African and international researchers in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan.
2/10/2006
UK: Women, the 'War on Terror' and Fundamentalism
A meeting organised by Women Against Fundamentalisms, on Saturday 21st October 2006.
1/10/2006
International: Fundamentalisms and human rights
We wish to refocus attention on, and awareness of, this report from a 2005 meeting to help key actors from several organizations that promote and defend human rights to identify guidelines on the warning signs of fundamentalisms.
30/9/2006
International: The women-led prayer initiative
Muslims have been challenging the prohibition against woman-led mixed-gender congregational around the world for years. Here you will find notices of woman-led prayers past and present.
30/9/2006
Iraq: Panel on constitution changes formed
Iraq's fractious ethnic and religious parliamentary groups have agreed to open debate on a contentious Shiite-proposed draft legislation that will allow the creation of federal regions in Iraq.
29/9/2006
Canada: A new face for Islam in north America?
Ingrid Mattson, new president of the largest Muslim organisation in North America, is the first woman, nonimmigrant or convert to Islam in this role. Despite this, her election has been greeted with caution by some women's rights activists.