News

31/5/2005

Canada: Quebec’s decision to ban Shari'a court is a victory for all defenders of human rights

“We expect that Ontario should do the same.”

30/5/2005

In the past four months, six Muslim women living in Berlin have been brutally murdered by family members. Their crime? Trying to break free and live Western lifestyles.

30/5/2005

International: Campaign on women human rights defenders

An interview with Mary Jane N. Real, the Women Human Rights Defenders’ International Coordinating Committee (WHRD-ICC) Coordinator.

30/5/2005

UPDATE: Canada: Support Canadian women's struggle against Shari'a Courts

29/5/2005

Afghanistan/Iraq: Occupation is not (women's) liberation

Confronting 'imperial feminism' and building a feminist anti-war movement. By Huibin Amee Chew.

29/5/2005

Iraq: Women’s rights under scrutiny

New parliament is expected to debate legislation (the personal status law) that diminishes the status of women.

29/5/2005

Nigeria: Nigeria politicians 'fuel unrest'

Christian churches in central Nigeria are accusing politicians of provoking much of the violence that has killed up to 3,000 people in the last four years.

28/5/2005

International: Interview with Margot Badran on Islamic feminism

Margot Badran is a historian & a specialist of gender studies focused on the Middle East & Islamic world. She did her MA from Harvard University & DPhil from Oxford University. She acquired a diploma in Arabic and Islam from Al Azhar University, Cairo.

28/5/2005

Saudi Arabia: 'All those women are going to hell'

Our religious education is completely sectarian and one-sided, stressing only one point of view. Article by Raid Qusti.

27/5/2005

International: International day of action for women's health

Violence against women and girls is a human rights and public health emergency worldwide. We call on you to join us to take action to end violence against women and hold our governments accountable for women’s access to health!