Manal Omar, a women's rights advocate of Palestinian descent who has worked in Iraq's humanitarian field since the late 1990s, spoke to the NGO Coordination Committee about complex gender issues facing the country after eight years of occupation and conflict. She also describes the purpose behind writing Barefoot in Baghdad: A Story of Identity – My Own and What it Means to be a Woman in Chaos.
In Cambodian society, which was matriarchal from its foundation, the question of why so few women hold top positions in the government, NGO community and private sector seems to escape all who attempt an answer.
It is responsibility of the NGOs and political institutions to encourage the projects who want to come to Kashmir and provide psychological support and consultation to women
Sunita Viswanath, founder of Women for Afghan Women, will be speaking at 6 p.m. on Feb. 3 in Jubilee Hall to discuss the current status of women in Afghanistan.
WAW serves as an outreach program and shelter for Afghan women to teach them vital life skills and to educate them about their rights.
Some 15 female peacemakers from Africa, and Asia, including the Middle East, are now in the Philippines for a week-long practical training on gender and peace work.
The 15 women are taking part in a Gender Sensitive Active Nonviolence Training from Jan. 16 to 22, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said.
Positive steps to protect women and girls during armed conflict Geneva, 4 January 2011
At the invitation of Geneva Call, 23 representatives of eight Asian armed non‐State actors (NSAs) from Burma/Myanmar, India and the Philippines gathered in Geneva, Switzerland in December to discuss ways to improve the protection of women and girls during armed conflict.
Lighting a candle and letting the fresh scent waft through your home can bring an instant atmosphere of peace and relaxation. With a Prosperity Candle, you can have a peaceful atmosphere and help war widows in Baghdad rebuild their lives.
With the assassination of Salman Taseer, the Governor of Punjab Province in Pakistan and an outspoken opponent of religious extremism, the divisions within Pakistani society are once again in the news. Perhaps there is no better time to see the documentary Bhutto, which not only tells the story of Pakistan's first woman Prime Minister, but also gives extensive background on this country's history.
Today a UN committee looked into whether Israel was complying with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). And, of course, human rights groups came out in full force to blame discrimination against Palestinian women on Israel — including the poor quality of girls' education, domestic violence, and early marriage.
