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2/2/2005
Nigeria: Africa regional institute for women’s leadership and training of trainers
WLUML regional coordination office BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights, a partner of WLP, will convene the Africa Regional Learning Institute for Women's Leadership and Training of Trainers from February 21-25, 2005 in Calabar, Nigeria.
1/2/2005
Islam in Southeast Asia: Analysing Recent Developments
Although this paper is the record of a panel seminar and discussion held at ISEAS on 15 November 2001, it is interesting to read in light of recent events in the region.
31/1/2005
Canada: An open letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty and Attorney General Michael Bryant
Based on its preliminary analysis, the Canadian Council of Muslim Women is deeply concerned about the recommendations contained in Marion Boyd’s report, Dispute Resolution in Family Law: Protecting Choice, Promoting Inclusion.
28/1/2005
Africa: Horn of Africa Seeks FGM Consensus
UNICEF, the Government of Djibouti and an international non-profit organization 'No Peace without Justice' are organising the meeting under the theme: "Towards a political and religious consensus against Female Genital Mutilation."
27/1/2005
UK: The dictator, the saint and the minister
After weeks of speculation, the education secretary Ruth Kelly admitted this week that she receives 'spiritual support' from the secretive Catholic sect Opus Dei.
27/1/2005
Brazil: Reports and news from the World Social Forum
Coverage from Choike, which aims to give visibility to Southern civil society.
26/1/2005
UK: School guide to forced marriages
New guidelines are being issued for teachers advising them about the warning signs that a pupil is being forced into a marriage.
25/1/2005
Pakistan: State of the religious minorities, an interview with Asma Jehangir
Pakistani human rights lawyer and UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief, Asma Jehangir, during her recent visit to Dhaka, was interviewed on the state of the religious minorities, specially Ahmadiyyas vis-a-vis human rights.
24/1/2005
WLUML llamamiento contra los fundamentalismos al Foro Social Mundial
No existe un “choque de civilizaciones”: hoy el choque en el mundo es entre los fascistas y los antifascistas.
21/1/2005
WLUML statement to the World Social Forum - Appeal Against Fundamentalisms
There is no such thing as the 'clash of civilizations': the clash in the world today is between fascists and antifascists.