NEWS & ARTICLES
GENDER ACTIVISM
Twin rallies held in Beirut for women’s nationality rights, & professors’ benefits
Protest in Beirut in solidarity with Bahrain uprising, Khawaja
Female raiders break down barriers in Afghanistan
Syrian president's wife urged to stop violence
Shining a light on the women in Baabda prison

GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
Lebanon’s ways are sponsoring suicide
'Imam tells rape victims they deserved to be honoured' in Syria
Saudi Arabia - Male Guardians - Women's Restrictions - Case Example
Middle East and North Africa: 'Why Do They Hate Us?'

GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
Saudi rules out sending women athletes to London
Arab nudes challenge stereotypes, taboos in Paris show
Turkey Kurdish Women: Resilience In The Face Of Double Discrimination
From brave women in Pakistan comes good news
Internally Displaced Women Graduate in Yemen
Miss Universe beauty pageant allows transgender women to participate

CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS  Read more »

NEWS & ARTICLES
GENDER ACTIVISM
BLC launches program to fund ventures owned by women
Hundreds of women call for Islamic governance
Women's Rights Must Be Integrated in Post-Revolution Egypt
Beirut March stresses need to protect women from domestic violence
Syrian women on the frontlines, determined not to be sidelined
Topless protest of domestic violence in Turkey
Women’s groups angry over Alphabet Day date

GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
Egypt Court Acquits Army Doctor Accused of Virginity Tests
Lebanon 79th in terms of women’s opportunity
MENA: 'The Uprisings will be Gendered'
How not to study gender in the Middle East
Role of women in politics is crucial
Women call for greater equality on rights day
Women struggle to reach new heights in Lebanon  Read more »

NEWS & ARTICLES
GENDER ACTIVISM
Revolution, Women and Social Media in the Middle East
Lebanese demonstrate for legal protection against domestic violence
'Something Phenomenal in Women's Sexual Freedom' in Lebanon/MENA
'No Arab Spring without Women' in Lebanon
Appel à la pratique de l’excision par un imam : les autorités doivent réagir

GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
Syria frees iconic blogger Ghazzawi: lawyer
Why the Question of Palestine is a Feminist Concern
UN Women Completes One Year their Action Plan is to Advance Equality
An Open Letter to Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch
Bill Against Prostitution BUYERS Moves Forward

GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
Saudi Arabia should 'End Ban on Women in Sport'  Read more »

The Middle East & North Africa
"Gender and Development E-Brief”
January 2011

NEWS & ARTICLES
GENDER ACTIVISM
Call for Signatures for Greater Political Representation of Women in Libya
Advocacy for Right to Nationality - Women,  Husbands, Children in Jordan
Egyptian Women: Performing in the Margin, Revolting in the Centre
Activists demand equal citizenship rights for women
Hundreds of Lebanese men and women march against rape
New Arab Woman Forum takes on Arab Spring

ZOOMING ON ARAB SPRING
Arab Spring, Islamist Summer...Feminist Fall?

GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
Prime Minister May Support Abortion for Rape, Incest In Morocco
Why Women are at the Heart of Egypt's Political Trials and Tribulations
Saudi women to run, vote without male approval  Read more »

NEWS & ARTICLES
GENDER ACTIVISM
In Iran
Iranian Women Fight Controversial 'Polygamy' Bill
In Turkey
Women Working Home-Based Seek their Rights
Zooming on Arab Spring Consequences
Will the Arab Spring Backfire on Women?
Women's Voices must be heard during Times of Transitions and Reform

GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
In Lebanon
NGO condemns Cabinet’s approval of draft law
Zooming on Human rights day’s
Human Rights Day and social media in Lebanon
Global conversation on Human Rights Day 2011

GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
In Syria
Woman's Story of Family Crises of Crackdown
In Egypt
Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Stop their Participation in an International Campaign Against Gender Based Violence  Read more »

NEWS & ARTICLES

GENDER ACTIVISM
In Yemen
Yemen women burn veils in Sanaa in anti-Saleh protest
In Egypt
One brave woman's fight against virginity-test ordeal in Tahrir Square
Nude female blogger sparks Egypt outrage
Manifesto for a Secular Middle East and North Africa
In Libya
CLADEM Stands in Solidarity with Women Living Under Muslim Laws

GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
In Lebanon
The Making of a Secular Democracy: Law, Marriage, and Empirical Irrelevance in Israel
and Lebanon'
Tunisian’s elections
Tunisia's Election through the Eyes of Women
….In the name of democracy, what secularists and women have to lose in the Tunisian
Elections
Tunisian MP’s single-mother comment worries secularists  Read more »

NEWS & ARTICLES

GENDER ACTIVISM
In Lebanon
Women’s rights activists set to wage new campaign
Engaging Men in Ending Violence Against Women
In Tunisia
Tunisia Campaign for Women to Vote
In Algeria
Women’s Song & Video as Advocacy for Rights in Algeria
In Saudi Arabia
VNC Statement on Full Rights for Saudi Arabia Women

GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
MPs drafting domestic violence law in Lebanon
Woman arrested for allegedly assaulting lawyer
Egyptian film needs more stories about women
Nobel laureate implores U.N. to not offer immunity to Saleh
Nawal El Saadawi: 'I am going to carry on this fight for ever
A Conversation With Saudi Women's Rights Campaigner Wajeha al-Huwaider  Read more »

NEWS & ARTICLES
GENDER ACTIVISM
In Lebanon
Girls’ camp in Lebanon focuses on technology for empowerment
Support Groups with Iraqi Refugee Men & Youth on SGBV
In Iran
“We are everywhere”: Gay and Lesbian Iranians Come Out on Facebook
In Yemen
Protests continue in Yemen with Women
GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS
Questionnaire Challenges Candidates on Human Rights Issues in Tunisia
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
In Irak
Continuing Challenges for Women's Rights in Iraq
Attacks Continue on Women Human Rights Defenders
In Jordan
Rape Case Turns Focus to Jordan's Factory'
In Iran
Gay Rights: A World of Inequality
Women's rights activist, Faranak Farid, beaten severely in detention
… STEPS FORWARD  Read more »