Arab Feminist Knowledge Production Meeting
What are we calling for exactly?
North Africa and Middle East
July 10, 2012
Libya: Politicians finally wake up to the power of women
Across the political spectrum, parties – all led by men – have been scrambling to grab a slice of the female vote.
July 9, 2012
Libya: Graffitied over and covered up, Libyan women parliamentary hopefuls’ posters vandalised
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Summary of E-Discussion on Implementation of SCR1325
UN Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) mandates that women in post-conflict states fully participate in all aspects of the transition. The resolution is historic because of the depth of change — in procedure, assessment, delivery and attitudes — necessary for its full implementation.
June 27, 2012
Libya: Equal Participation of Women Vital for Building New Libya, Says UN Envoy
The top United Nations envoy in Libya today stressed the importance of the equal participation of women in rebuilding the country, as he commended the number of women who have registered to vote and to stand for election in the upcoming legislative polls.
June 26, 2012
MENA: Morsi Adviser: Female and Christian VPs in Egypt
There’s been a dramatic change of fate in Egypt: Mohamed Morsi was once a prisoner under President Hosni Mubarak. Now Morsi is president-elect of Egypt, at the very same time Mubarak is serving his sentence in the notorious Tora Prison.
June 26, 2012
MENA: Religion is not the biggest enemy for Arab women, poll finds
In accepting the Nobel Peace Prize last year, Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman thanked women of the Arab world for her medal. Without their struggle to win equal rights, she would not be there, she said.
June 25, 2012
Libya: National campaign to support women candidates
In the lead-up to the forthcoming National Assembly elections on 7 July, female candidates will have the support of a national campaign entitled ‘My Voice for Her.’