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6/4/2006
International: Campaign for Arab women’s right to nationality
The Women's Learning Partnership stands in solidarity with partners in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Gulf regions to call for women's equal citizenship rights, including equal rights to confer nationality to their spouses and children.
6/4/2006
Serbia and Montenegro: Warning signs of fundamentalisms - feminist responses
The training "Warning signs of fundamentalisms - feminist responses" is taking place in Belgrade from 7-9 April 2006 in Hotel ’’Putnik’’, Novi Beograd, Dragoslava Jovanovića 1, Belgrade.
5/4/2006
Morocco: First 50 women imams to start preaching in April
The Islamic affairs ministry is about to hand out diplomas of Murshid (religious guides) to 50 women and 150 men who attended an annual course to become imams.
5/4/2006
Kuwait: Kuwait woman candidate 'proud' despite second placing
A Kuwaiti female candidate said on Wednesday that she was "proud" of her strong showing in a municipal council by-election in which women took part for the first time ever despite failing to win the only seat at stake.
5/4/2006
Serbia and Montenegro: We want democracy, not theocracy!
Public announcement on the occasion of the introduction of the Law on churches and religious communities into parliamentary procedure.
4/4/2006
International: Muslim women raise voices worldwide
During the height of the Danish cartoon controversy, Canadian media interviewed male Muslim leaders exclusively, without bothering to seek out leaders among Muslim women. It's a given that Muslim leaders are men, preferably with beards.
4/4/2006
India: Attempt to excommunicate artist from Islam
All India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board (AIMWPB) has severely castigated the attempt of so-called Majlis-e-shura of Bhopal to exorcise noted painter M.F. Hussain from Islam.
3/4/2006
International: Understanding a difficult verse
This essay examines the discourse on "women's status in Islam" by looking at one particular verse in the Qur'an, which is verse 34 from Surah An-Nisa (4:34).
3/4/2006
Serbia and Montenegro: Lecture on fundamentalisms in Europe and North America
This lecture is organized by Women in Black and the Center for Cultural Decontamination April 4th at 6pm at the Center for Cultural Decontamination (Bircaninova 21).
3/4/2006
Kuwait: Kuwaiti women vote for first time
Polling has begun in a Kuwaiti council by-election in which women are being allowed to vote for the first time. Two women are also among eight candidates running for the seat in the Salmiya district, south of the capital.