Enabling a Global Human Rights Movement for Women and Girls with Disabilities: Global Disabled Women’s Rights Advocacy Group
Source: Women Enabled International Women Enabled International (WEI) received generous [...]
Article 16(1) – Repeal it or continue to render Muslim women and girls as unequal citizens
Authors: Hyshyama Hamin and Hasanah Cegu Issadeen Source: MPL Reforms [...]
Tunisian coalition party fights for women’s rights with gender violence bill
Author: Harriet Sherwood Source: theguardian After 14 years of sexual [...]
In Japan, more women fight to use their own surnames
TOKYO — Japan’s Constitution promises gender equality, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he wants a society where all women can "shine.” But many women say that is hard to do when they cannot even use their own surnames. Under a Japanese law that dates back to the Meiji era, more than a century ago, all married couples must use one surname. In theory, a couple may choose either the husband’s or the wife’s last name, but in practice, 96 percent of women assume their husband’s.
Tunisian coalition party fights for women’s rights with gender violence bill
After 14 years of sexual harassment at work, Idihar Chaieb finally got her day in court. The widow had been repeatedly propositioned and groped by her boss, who was also a local official in her home town of Menzel Bouzelfa, an hour’s drive from Tunis. When he finally got the message that Chaieb wasn’t interested in his advances, he threatened to destroy her reputation.
The Female Sharia Judges of India
Can women-run Islamic courts bring gender justice to India’s Muslims? One group that is training India’s first class of female ‘qazis,’ or Islamic judges, thinks it can.
Kabul’s Women seek refuge indoors after a series of acid attacks
A rising tide of violence against women in the last year has created an atmosphere of heightened fear in the Afghan capital.
Pakistan Toughens Laws on Rape and ‘Honor Killings’ of Women
Author: Salman Masood Source: NY Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The [...]
Four Women Appointed to Top Posts in OIC-Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Source: Hurriyet Daily News The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) [...]