Empowerment

Egypt: "Making Our Streets Safer for Everyone" a campaign to end sexual harassment led by the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR)

The campaign started in 2005, where the center discovered that there was no relevant data on the issue, nor studies nor statistics or researches were done at that time."

International: Feminist Dialogues concept paper: "Feminist Perspectives on Radical Democracy"

Paper: "Feminist Perspectives on Radical Democracy: A Critique of Democracy"

International: Young Women's Learning Partnership (YWLP) program

The Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) has introduced a new program designed to empower young women to create a shared vision, to build consensus, strengthen their communication skills, and create action plans to address the issues that impact their lives

Egypt: Essay: "Egypt’s family courts: Route to empowerment?"

The reform of Egypt’s family-law system was the outcome of a struggle to advance and guarantee women’s rights. Has the new system achieved this? In search of an answer, Mulki Al-Sharmani looks at the complex effects of the family-mediation process.

Afghanistan: Rights & Democracy announces new four year commitment to women’s rights in Afghanistan

Rights & Democracy announced a new four-year, $5-million project in support of Afghan-led efforts to put the rights of women and girls into practical use throughout the country.

International: Publication: "Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders"

"A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders" is aimed to help women human rights defenders name the specific risks, violations and constraints they face in their work.

Egypt: The Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR)

The ECWR is an independent Cairo-based NGO established in April 1996 to improve women's political and social status and confront all forms of discrimination against them. The website is available in Arabic and English.

International: Profile: Zainab Salbi of Women for Women International

Zainab Salbi is the founder and CEO of Women for Women International. She is also the author of "Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny - Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam" and "The Other Side of War: Women’s Stories of Survival & Hope".

International: Report on the "Women, Islam and the West" symposium

In August 2007, five women panelists spoke at a symposium entitled "Women, Islam and the West", as part of the WISE initiative.

Qatar: First woman Colonel in the Qatar Armed Forces

"I reached this position through my dedication and hard work," said Col. Sumayya Hassan Nasser Al Rashid.