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LebanonWomen & Gender IssuesViolence Against Women in Lebanon: The Challenge of Legislative Action
Jun 6, 2024Rola El-HusseiniIn March 2024, Lebanon’s “reform MPs,” a group of legislators who were elected in 2022 from outside the country’s traditional sectarian system, proposed a new …
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Women’s Rights and “State Feminism” in the Arab World
Jun 16, 2023Women’s political participation is often seen as a benchmark for democracy, especially since the passing of Resolution 1990/15 of the UN Economic and Social Co…
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Women’s Digital Activism and the Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East
,Experts discuss women’s social media activism in the Middle East and analyze the strategies, methods, achievements, and obstacles women face in different count…
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Women’s Rights and the Palestinian Authority
Feb 1, 2023The Palestinian Authority is using women's rights to secure political gains, as its main priority has been to use the international diplomatic process to convi…
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The Role of Women in Oman’s Social and Economic Progress
Nov 22, 2022Oman is making gradual progress in the area of women’s rights. Women in Oman are voting, running for office, and serving in ministerial positions. Opportunitie…
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The Horn of AfricaGlobal Health and Health PolicyChild Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation in the MENA Region
Jul 1, 2022Yara M. AsiOn June 20, 2022, Egyptian college student Naira Ashraf was beaten and murdered by a man who had harassed and stalked her for years, despite her repeated rejec…
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Women at Work in the Arab World
May 18, 2022Yara M. Asi and Yousef Munayyer discuss the trends and challenges women experience while seeking employment and at the workplace in Arab countries. Asi is an A…
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Women & Gender IssuesWomen at Work in the Arab World: Trends, Gaps, and Effects on the Region
Apr 27, 2022Yara M. AsiFor centuries, women have fought uphill and often overlooked battles to attain rights equal to those afforded to men—through books, songs and poetry, artwork, …
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Going Backward Is Not an Option: The Challenge of Equality for Arab Women
Apr 22, 2022No country in the world has achieved gender equality. The reality is that women are still not able to equally participate in all aspects of social, economic, a…
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Do Arab Women Have Reason to Celebrate this International Women’s Day?
Mar 10, 2022Experts at this webinar discuss the current status of women’s rights in the Arab world, the slow progress made as well as the remaining challenges facing Arab …



