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
Saudi Arabia Women Try Suicide to Escape Social Pressure
Bahraini Women's Petition Committee Condemns Attacks on Peaceful Protest
Islamic Feminism in Morocco
GENDER LAWS
New Human Trafficking Law Passed in Bahrain
GENDER & CITIZENSHIP
Unfinished Agenda of the 21st Century - Unequal Status, Freedoms & Opportunities for Women & Girls
The United Arab Emirates Soon to Have Women Judges
Quota System Can Help in GCC Women's Empowerment
GENDER, EDUCATON & CULTURE
Islam's Point of View on Women's Education in Saudi Arabia
Gender and the Expansion of University Education in Jordan
Wedding Traditions in the Sahara – The Tafilalet
GENDER & DEVELOPMENT
Gender Myths and Feminist Fables: The Struggle for Interpretive Power in Gender and Development
GENDER & ECONOMY
MPs Endorse Draft Laws on Economic Development Zones, Domestic Violence
Biased Against Women on Commercial Registrations Despite Law in Bahrain
Investing in Women is Smart Economics
Rot Here or Die There - Bleak Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon

RESOURCES & TRAINING MATERIALS
GENDER & VIOLENCE
Al Jazeera Everywoman Programmes - UK Honour Killings
KARAMA: Arab Women’s Anti-Violence Network
GENDER & ICT
Engendering ICT Toolkit: Challenges and Opportunities for Gender-Equitable Development
International: "The 99": Muslim comic book superheroes