IN THIS ISSUE

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
Updated Version of "The Status of Women in Iraq: an Assessment of Iraq’s de Jure and De Facto Compliance with International Legal Standards"
Women Suffering In India Because of the Misuse of Triple Talaq
… and Muslim Indian Women Seek Secular Justice
Iranian Girl Hanged from a Crane - Age 16
… and Top UN Human Rights Official Says Iran Should Stop Executing Children
Iran: “We Are Not Ashamed of ‎Stoning!”
Iraqis Divided by Constitution's Treatment of Women
Few Legal Options for Abused Palestinian Women, Say Activists
Britain Remains Undecided on Veils in Schools
Saudi Woman Files for Divorce When Husband Sees her Face
Bahraini authorities impose media blockade on women's rights activist Ghada Jamsheer
Middle East: Essay: "When a Lesbian Says: We Are all Hezb'Allah Now!"
GENDER & CITIZENSHIP
Claiming Equal Citizenship: The Campaign For Arab women’s Right to Nationality
GENDER & ICT
Enhancing Rural Livelihoods: The Role of ICTs
Empowering Women through ICT

RESOURCES & TRAINING MATERIALS
RESOURCES
Young Iranian women Photo
Photographer RANIA MATAR
Girlfriends, Beirut 2007
Invisible Women – Photo Gallery
PROFILES
International: Profile: Zainab Salbi of Women for Women International
The Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR)