CONFERENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Call for Scholars and Researchers – Gender and Region Project - AUC

NEWS & EVENTS
GENDER
GENDER & ACTIVISM
Two Women's Rights Activists Released From Prison in Iran
Lunch Event ‘The Environment for Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa’
Arab Women's Fund & Mahfoutha Award - New Foundation to Support Women in the Arab World

REPORTS, BOOKS & ARTICLES
GENDER
GENDER HUMAN RIGHTS
Men, Not Women, Should Be Ashamed of Domestic Violence - Turkey
Kurdistan Vows to Fight Rise in Honor Killings
Women Gateway director: denial of democracy and equality Increase Violence Against Women
Arab League Launches Iraqi Refugee Fund-Raising and Awareness Campaign  Read more »

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NEWS
GENDER
GENDER & HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Opening of the First hearing Center for Battered Women in Syria

REPORTS, BOOKS & ARTICLES
GENDER
GENDER HUMAN RIGHTS
Father Kills Daughter Allegedly for Not Wearing a Hijab in Canada
Vigilantes Kill 40 Women in Iraq's South
… and in Syria, Prostitution Ordeal of Iraqi Girls
The Flogging of a Female Rape Victim
… While on in Saudi Arabia Rape Victim Pardoned by the King
GENDER LAWS
South Africa’s Tougher Laws On Rape To Go into Effect
Mosques Told to Obey New Code of Conduct in UK
Need to Make Marital Rape a Crime in Malaysia
Fundamentalists in Sudan Call for Tougher Sentencing for Arrested Teacher  Read more »

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CONFERENCES & OPPORTUNITIES
Family Laws in the Muslim World: Comparative Perspectives

NEWS
GENDER
WOMEN’S VOICES
WOMEN: The Pillars of Afghanistan
The Global Campaign to Stop Stoning and Killing Women!
As Order Slides, Palestinian Women Face Honor Killings
GENDER & HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Why does OCHA Need a Policy on Gender Equality?
What is OCHA's Gender Action Plan?
CIVIL SOCIETY
US Centre Helps Draft a New Law Regulating Civil Society in Bahrain

REPORTS, BOOKS & ARTICLES
GENDER
GENDER HUMAN RIGHTS
Honour Crime Fear of Syria Women
Women United: 'Hands Off'
Iranian Child Victim of Prostitution  Read more »

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CONFERENCES & OPPORTUNITIES
Financing for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

NEWS
GENDER
WOMEN’S VOICES
Turkish Women Condemn Turkey Constitution
GENDER RIGHTS
15 October 2007 - World Rural Women’s Day - Open Letter to Rural Women of the World
UNIFEM and Women’s Funding Network Call for Investment to End Global Poverty

REPORTS, BOOKS & ARTICLES
GENDER
GENDER RIGHTS
Research Report on Kurdish Women and Trauma
“Honour” Killings Pose Serious Challenge to Rule of Law in Jordan
… and in Iraq, Honor Killings of Women Persist in Kurdish Areas  Read more »

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NEWS
CIVIL SOCIETY
Abolishing the Association for Human Rights Legal Aid in Egypt
GENDER
GENDERED SOCIAL, LEGAL & POLITICAL RIGHTS
Hamas recruits Women into Police Force as 'Proof' of Progressive Thinking
Saudi Women Petition Government for Driving Rights
… While They Were Kept Off Foreign Missions without Legal Male Guardian
Malaysian ‘Tiger Girl’ Wins UN-letter Writing Competition to Save the Planet
Jordan Launches National Project to Curb Violence Against Women
GENDER & INDIGENEOUS RIGHTS
United Nations Revised Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Declaration Breakthrough for Indigenous Rights
Good Practices to Promote Indigenous Women
GENDER & ICT
GRACE – Africa
RAMADAN  Read more »

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CONFERENCES & OPPORTUNITIES
UN Call for Participation - Civil Society Questionnaire: Human Rights and Disability

NEWS
GENDER
GENDERED SOCIAL, LEGAL & POLITICAL RIGHTS
Egypt to Strengthen Penalties against Female Circumcision
.. and a Code of Punishment for Adultery in Iran
Women Activists Prepare First-ever CEDAW Shadow Report in Jordan
'Honor Killing' in Italy Spurs Quest for Justice
… and Lebanon's top Shiite Muslim cleric bans it (honor killings)
Saudi Arabia Jails Man for Taking a Woman to Hospital (AFP)
Two more Iranian women's rights activists sentenced

REPORTS, BOOKS & ARTICLES
GENDER
GENDER RIGHTS  Read more »

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CONFERENCES & OPPORTUNITIES
The International Women's Summit (IWS), July 4-7, Nairobi – Kenya
Gender Online Events - Call for Participation, July 23 & 30, 2007

NEWS
GENDER
GENDERED SOCIAL, LEGAL & POLITICAL RIGHTS
IRAQ
Continued Violence Causing Gender Role Swap in Iraq
PALESTINE
Israel – Palestine – Women for Peace: Batshalom – Women with a Vision for A Just Peace
UAE
Sheikha Fatima: Women are Complete Partners in the Development Process
GENDER & ECONOMY
Bahrain Women - Take Up the Business Challenge!
GENDER & MEDEIA
Arab Female Journalists Stand Up for Press Freedom
GENDER & ICT  Read more »

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CONFERENCES & OPPORTUNITIES
Call For Papers: "Refugee Women in the Arab World."
International Conference on Mediterranean Women
The Working Women's Forum – India

NEWS
GENDER
GENDERED SOCIAL, LEGAL & POLITICAL RIGHTS
EGYPT
Egypt Forbids Female Circumcision
… And Mufti Says Female Circumcision Forbidden
IRAQ
Iraq - Kurdish Leaders Debate Polygamy Ban
IRAN
Don't "play" with Islamic law, Iranian women told
International Support for Women’s Campaign
Iran Denies International Commitments to Stop Stoning
JORDAN
Jordanian Government Considering Doubling Women’s Quota in Parliament  Read more »

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CONFERENCES & OPPORTUNITIES
Online discussion: Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women
Women Living under Muslim Laws Newsletter - Call for Submissions  Read more »

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CONFERENCES & OPPORTUNITIES
International Conference on Kurdish Women for Peace and Equality
A 5th Women’s World Conference In 2010

NEWS
GENDER
GENDER RIGHTS
ALGERIA
Many Divorced Women are Homeless in Algeria 
BAHRAIN
Women's Union to Push for Family Status Law in Bahrain
IRAN
Conservatives Draft Legislation to Limit Women’s Access to University in Iran
SUDAN
Swedish Development Minister Stresses Women's Access to Justice in Recent Visit to Sudan
TURKEY
Turkey to Pursue Measures against Honour Killings according to the European Parliament
OTHERS  Read more »