Upeksha Suwarnamali became famous playing the role of 'Pabha', a poor young girl in love with a rich man in a long running hit television series in Sri Lanka. But these days, she is better known for her real life: A victim of domestic violence turned champion of abused women.
Samoa's newly re-elected prime minister has raised the ire of Pacific feminists by claiming one female MP in his cabinet is "more than enough". Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi swore in his 13-members cabinet over the weekend after winning a comfortable majority in the March 4 election.
Hungarian Roma MP Ágnes Osztolykán was among 10 women invited to Washington last week to pick up the State Department’s International Women of Courage Awards from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
A recent opinion poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of the Turkish population favors the election of headscarved women to Parliament as deputies, amidst a heated debate over whether political parties can reach a consensus to allow women to enter Parliament with their headscarves.
Norway and Sweden have elected about 40 per cent women to their parliaments for the past 15 years, double Canada's percentage.
Out of the uncertain situation, a solution involving civil society and youth leaders is emerging, along with the suggestion that a woman, Tawakkol Karman, could be Yemen's best choice for president.
When the stories and images of these thousands of diverse and complex Muslim women hit the airwaves, they not only shattered stereotypes, they also revealed the fallacy of focusing solely on the veil.
Many parts of society have begun to loudly voice their demand for the election of a headscarf-wearing deputy or deputies to Parliament in the June 12 general elections.
The closing ceremony of the Women's Empowerment and Environmental Education Project took place at Grand Hyatt Muscat on Sunday evening.