Empowerment

Nepal: UPDATE: 18 new District Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Networks Formed

An update from the Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) on the ongoing activities of forming WHRD networks, an essential component of the WHRD National Campaign.

Canada: Women-led prayer on International Women's Day

The first woman-led mixed prayer was held by Pamela Taylor in Toronto, Canada on 8 March 2007.

Mondiale: Leïla Marouane: sans chaînes ni maître

La plus rebelle des écrivaines algériennes use de mots simples pour se raconter.

Iran: La résistance permanente affronte une répression continue

"Faut-il avoir peur des interpellations, des arrestations, des interrogatoires, de la prison, des amendes, des flagellations ou de longues peines de prison, pour nous tous, ou bien faut-il résister dans cet espace clôturé et faire entendre notre voix?"

India: First female President - Pratibha Patil

In July 2007, Pratibha Patil was elected India's first woman president.

Sénégal: Angèle Diabang Brener: La jeune cinéaste vient de réaliser son deuxième film, «Sénégalaises et islam»

Comment parler des femmes et de l’islam sans tomber dans les clichés? Le défi est de taille. Pourtant, la jeune réalisatrice sénégalaise Angèle Diabang Brener (28 ans), diplômée du Forut Média Centre de Dakar, l’a relevé avec succès.

Qatar: More Qatari women join workforce but obstacles remain

Though Qatari nationals account for only around 12 per cent of the total labour force, more Qatari women are working outside the home.

International: The WISE initiative: "Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equity"

Muslim women, who will meet in Malaysia later this year, are pursuing a 10-year plan for advancing women's worldwide leadership within Islam.

Afghanistan: Women in Herat are hungry for education

Women in the western city of Herat are flocking to literacy classes, which are transforming their lives.

Middle East: New technologies and women in Arab countries: a forest of concepts, a complex reality

"Human Rights Watch holds that internet empowers people in the exercise of their right “to seek, receive and impart information and ideas regardless of frontiers” and in the Arab region...the increase of users is one of the strongest in the world."