Empowerment

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Women’s Group Wins EU Rights Prize

A Saudi charity which helps divorced and underprivileged women has won a European Union prize for human rights groups in the Gulf, the Riyadh office of the European Commission said on Wednesday.

Algeria: Human Rights Defender Cherifa Kheddar wins International Service Award

We are delighted to announce that Ms. Cherifa Kheddar is the recipient of the 2009 International Service - Human Rights Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of Women.

India: A women's mosque in Shillong

"The Masjid was inaugurated on August 29, 2008 and about 150 women took part in prayer on the very first day. ‘It’s a gift to our mother and sisters for the Ramadan’, said Sayedullah Nongrum, MLA and Secretary of the Shillong Muslim Union since 1982."

Moyen-Orient: Pour la protection de la femme arabe aveugle

"Organisée par l'Union arabe des aveugles en collaboration avec l'Association libyenne des aveugles "Nour", elle a axé ses travaux sur la promotion de la femme arabe aveugle dans tous les domaines de la vie sociale."

Burkina Faso: Un CD pour abandonner l’excision

"Un CD de produits audio et de programmes radio dont la diffusion vise la promotion de l’abandon des mutilations génitales féminines..."

Arabie Saoudite: Rock féminin en Arabie Saoudite

Pas de photos, pas de concerts, pas d'interviews: un groupe de rock féminin parvient tout de même à exister en Arabie Saoudite.

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s All-Girl Rock Band

Who says Saudi girls can’t rock? Four of them recently struck hammer to the anvil to forge The Accolade, an all-girl rock band. The band’s name comes from an Edmund Leighton painting of a princess knitting herself a warrior.

Nepal: Muslim women in the streets against ‘talak’ divorce

Hundreds of divorced Muslim women demand the same rights as men during two days of protest against ‘talak’. Islamic divorce allows husbands to repudiate their wives, throw them out of the house without any support.

Morocco: Publication: "Conditions, Not Conflict"

"Conditions, Not Conflict: Promoting Women's Human Rights in the Maghreb through Strategic Use of the Marriage Contract"

International: Vacancy: Programme Coordinator, "Women reclaiming and re-defining cultures"

Job Advertisement: Programme Coordinator: "Women reclaiming and re-defining cultures: Asserting rights over body, self, and public space"