IN THIS ISSUE

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
Saudi Gang-Rape Victim is Jailed
Sri Lankan Domestic Workers Face Abuse
Male Gynecologists Attacked by Extremists
New Report from the Land Center For Human Rights on Violence Against Women
UN Agencies Team Up to Help Somali Rape Victims
When Is a Saudi Woman Considered an Adult?
Militants in Basra targeting women
"Making Our Streets Safer for Everyone" a Campaign in Egypt to End Sexual Harassment Led by the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR)
GENDER & DEVELOPMENT
The Other Half of Gender: Men's Issues in Development
GENDER & CITIZENSHIP
Voters Shun Women in Oman Council Poll   
Practical Solution for Implementing a Political Representation Quota for Women in Yeman
Stateless Bidun Residents – Women in Kuwait
GENDER & EDUCATON
Number of Girls Attending School in Iraq Dropping, Say Analysts
GENDER & ECONOMY
The Business School on Wheels for Rural Women
GENDER & HEALTH
CAMPAIGN AGAINST ANOREXIA - Milan Fashion Week Timing
GENDER & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Women's Empowerment Tops GCC Social Affairs Agenda
ICT
Telecentre: A Definition

RESOURCES & TRAINING MATERIALS
RESOURCES
Handbook on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol
NGOs & PROJECT PROFILES
Isha L'Isha - Haifa Feminist Center - Position Paper on Women's Ova Donation
Arab Women Parliamentarians - Project - UNIFEM