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News and stories from the Arab world, the Mediterranean and Europe, from the point of view of 20 women who met for the first time in November 2007, in Alexandria, Egypt

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FATENAH

February 17th, 2010 · No Comments

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Fatenah is an animation film about a young Palestinian woman suffering from breast cancer in Gaza, is now on YouTube
part 1/3

part 2/3

part 3/3

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Health · War & Conflict · cinema · women

Action for Women – Participate!

November 5th, 2009 · No Comments

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1 woman of 5 worldwide
suffers violence,
mutilation
or rapes
do you want to tell their stories?
help us to stop
their silence
make a short film
your film will be viewed
by acclaimed directors
and could be screened
at the Venice Film Festival 2010
Action for Women needs you

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Tags: Community Development · Gender · Human Rights · Sexuality · Video · cinema · women

WOMEN, ACTIVISM & BLOGS

October 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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One month ago I have been invited to a meeting called “Donne tra memoria e futuro” at the Prix Italia in Torino. I was asked to talk about women and new technologies. So News-Lab and also how technology can be a vehicle for women emancipation.
Last [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Video · women

THE WORST COUNTRIES FOR BLOGGERS

May 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

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On the occasion of the World Day for Freedom of Information (today, May 3) the american organization Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which defends the rights of journalists worldwide, has published a report on the 10 worst countries for bloggers. Have a look at the [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Technology

Rita Levi Montalcini et le Cortex Cérébral

December 15th, 2008 · No Comments

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À l’occasion du 60e anniversaire de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme, à l’Univérsité Roma Tre une manifestation, STAND UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, est organizée par la Commission Européenne en Italie. Invitée d’honnheur : Rita Levi Montalcini, 99 ans, prix Nobel de médecine. Voici [...]

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Tags: Science

Ahmed Rashid, the interview

December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

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I met him at the presentation of his new book DESCENT INTO CHAOS
Here he talks about the MUMBAI ATTACK

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and about WESTERN COUNTRIES in Central Asia

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and about WOMEN in Afghanistan

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · War & Conflict · women

Le problème de l’eau dans le sud de la Méditerranée

October 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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ARCA consulting, une société qui travaille dans la coopération internationale et s’occupe de la gestion de l’environnement et de communication, est en train de produire 4 documentaires qui traitent une problématique essentielle pour l’humanité : l’eau.
Maroc, Algerie, Tunisie, Egypte, Jordanie, Palestine, Liban et Syrie sont [...]

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Tags: Agriculture · Environment · Health · Mediterranean · Politics · War & Conflict

Il est écrit “CLASSE PONTE” lire “CLASSE GHETTO”

October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

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Ainsi, le titre d’un article qui viens d’être publier par l’hebdomadaire catholique “Famiglia Cristiana” qui commente :
Le problème des étrangers à l’école est réelle, mais les réponses sont “criptoracistes”, et non pas d’intégration . . . Qui pense à une “éducation séparée” en Italie, sait [...]

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Tags: Education · Human Rights · Politics

Pétition des femmes saoudiennes

September 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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Une délégation des enseignantes de nationalité saoudienne va présenter une pétition au roi Abdallah, pour qu’il demande au ministère de l’Éducation de garantire aux femmes prof paires d’opportunités d’emploi et d’améliorer leur salaire, en les amenand au nivaux de ceux de leurs collègues hommes, comme [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · women

FESTIVAL “CINEMA DEL REALE ” Specchia / Italie JE VEUX DEVENIR REALIZATRICE

August 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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Specchia 2008: Festa del Cinema del Reale:
je suis invitées, mais je n’ai pas de film dans ma valise, je suis ici au nom de NewsLab
et je profite de cette occasion pour voir ce qu’il veut faire aujourd’hui des documentaires
maintenant que j’ai décidé de faire de [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Video · cinema