Empowerment

Zainah Anwar of Sisters in Islam writes, "The struggle of all feminists in all religions and cultures is similar. [...] They have all been accused of being against their religion [...] It is not religion but patriarchy that is oppressive of women."
Depuis la chute des Talibans, la scolarité a repris pour la majorité des jeunes en Afghanistan.
The World Social Forum will be here in January next year. Kenya has no idea what is about to hit it - thousands upon thousands of activists from different social movements all around the world.
Ani Zonneveld writes about the first WISE conference which dealt with the creation of a Shura Council to contribute to an interpretation of the Quran in a modern context. Of course not everyone agreed with a need for such a Council.
For the first time in Egypt's history, various governorates have named women as "Murshidat", religious guides and preachers.
Shirkat Gah, WLUML Asia regional coordination office have launched their new website which contains information about their programmes, research, ongoing activities, publications, action alerts, documentation centre and network linkages.
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