When her father told her at the age of 10 that she should cover her hair with a veil, Hanan al Shaykh was quick to shoot him down with child-like curiosity and a rebellious streak, asking him why would God give her hair in the first place if they were meant to be covered.
“I have heard and read much about Khojaly tragedy. I offer my condolences to the Azerbaijani people over this tragedy. All the tragedies committed in the Caucasus are common tragedy of the region. Women suffered much in these tragedies,” Deputy-Chairperson of Georgian Parliament Rusudan Kervalishvili said, APA's Georgia bureau reports.
With increased pressure for a U.S. and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 and potential peace talks with the Taliban, many Afghan women fear their newfound rights could be jeopardized.
Women's rights activists in the Kurdistan region are demanding greater representation in the new Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) cabinet, saying despite a quota that sets aside 25 percent of parliamentary seats for women, female leaders do not have enough power.
For Tamils, the end of Sri Lanka's civil war has brought no peace dividend; for Tamil women, peace has brought with it a continuation – and in some cases an intensification – of violence and insecurity.
The issues surrounding women joining the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have always attracted academic and social attention, which has aimed to understand the roots of why women have such a strong presence in the mountains.
Dr Marilyn Wyatt, wife of US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron P.Munter on Saturday appreciated the legislation done by Pakistan's parliament especially related to women for their empowerment and to give them due rights and for their protection.
The issues surrounding women joining the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have always attracted academic and social attention, which has aimed to understand the roots of why women have such a strong presence in the mountains.