IN THIS ISSUE

EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
HUMAN RIGHTS
The Challenge of Democracy in the Muslim World: CSID Annual Conference
Pour une paix juste en Palestine et en Israёl: Application du droit international
VACANCY
Position Opening - Deputy Field Director, Cairo, Egypt
YOUTH
International conference on "Youth in the Middle East and North Africa", Rabat, Morocco, December 2006

NEWS
CULTURE
Map of World Heritage Sites
ENVIRONMENT
Environmental Assessment of the Areas Disengaged by Israel in the Gaza Strip
Lebanese farmers now able to certify as 'organic'
Lebanese poultry farmers see huge losses in wake of bird flu
EDUCATION
South Sudan declares war against illiteracy
Universal coverage no guarantee of equity, says World Education Forum participants
FOREIGN AID
Beirut begins implementation of EU Association Agreement
Lebanon is living on borrowed funds and borrowed time
GENDER
A stadium without room for women
Beauty queen campaigns to save Iranian teenager's life
Egypt: Women still marginalized from judiciary
Genital mutilation scars lives of Sudanese women
Kuwaiti women vote for first time
Two projects aid women, children in refugee camp
Women, Islam, and the New Iraq
Why Near East Foundation (NEF) Engages Women in Development
HEALTH
Iraqi school strives to meet needs of kids traumatized by war
Mental health is latest casualty of war in Iraq
Patients pay heavy price as war guts healthcare system
HURRIYAT
Arabs wary of ‘Western’ democracy
Arabs evicted from Jerusalem
Feeding on a passion for love and language
Fatwa against statues triggers uproar in Egypt
Half a century of misery for Palestinian refugees
Iraq Humanitarian Assistance Report-Latest of April 6 ,2006
Moving beyond: Transformation Training in non-violent Communication in Lebanon
Media Role in constructing Citizenship attitudes
Organ traders target impoverished Egyptians
Rights group accuses Egypt of slur campaign
Rights group urges release of 9,300 detainees in Israel
U.A.E. dismisses reports of worker abuse
ICT
From the Ground up - Evolution of the Telecentres Movement
HERP _ Iraq Health Enterprise Planning: Information Technology for the MOH for the Year 2005
and Beyond
UNESCO and Microsoft Inaugurate Community Technology Learning Centre in Lebanon
NGOs
Iraqi Service Foundation: Khawla Muzahin Alkareem 
POLITICS & ECONOMY
Gulf money pours into Downtown Beirut
General Labor Confederation: Increase minimum wage
Lebanese banks profiting from debt
Property demand boosts Solidere's net profit to $108.5 million for 2005
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Aid Agencies unable to enter Samarra of Iraq
Household Income Structure and Determinants in Rural Egypt
Iraqis struggle to cope with lower food rations
Lebanese Ministers voice support for increasing decentralization, boosting municipalities
MDG indicators need to be rethought
YOUTH & CHILDREN
Young Lebanese have their say

REPORTS & BOOKS & ARTICLES
GENDER
Equality between women and men in the European Union
IRAQ: Saddam Better for Women
The World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics 
The Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base
The EU's responsibility at the WTO: environment, gender and development
UNGEI - United Nations Girls' Education Initiative - UK Government announces $15 billion to deliver education for all
Women's Empowerment: Measuring the Global Gender Gap
Women’s livelihoods under the new trade agreements - By Zohra Khan
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Violence against children: what do NGOs know, what do NGOs say?: an analysis of information relating to violence available in NGO reports to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child from 1990 to 2005

RESOURCES
Eldis Finance Policy Resource Guide
RAINBO Small Grants Project