News

3/11/2003
A draft Afghan constitution has been unveiled, setting out a new political system and defining Islam's role in the country.
31/10/2003
As feminists and NGO advocates celebrated the legal recognition of the New Woman Research Centre, Mariz Tadros discovers the battle is far from over.
31/10/2003
In Soviet times, polygamy was prohibited by law. What has happened in the years of independence in the former Central Asian republics of the USSR?
28/10/2003
It may not look much - a motley collection of bits and pieces, the bric-a-brac of daily life. But for a group of Iraqi exiles, they are their most prized possessions, each carrying a story of personal struggle, hardship and courage.
28/10/2003
Bangladeshi activists have been campaigning to stop the nomination of Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, Special Adviser to the PM.
27/10/2003
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement applauds the members of the House of Representatives for making a stand for social justice.
27/10/2003
Malaysian newspaper, Malaysiakini, reported that the next general election is a battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims.
23/10/2003
This paper by Farida Shaheed, produced for Dawn's Political Restructuring and Social Transformation Programme, outlines the spaces, strategies and contradictions arising from women's political involvement in South Asia.
22/10/2003
Baghdad's female population is crushed by lawlessness under US occupation.
21/10/2003
BAOBAB is the WLUML Africa and Middle East Coordination Office.