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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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Entries Tagged as 'Gender'

Complaint regarding insulting my religion and forceful removal of my hijab at Sporting Club in Alexandria

February 15th, 2010 · No Comments

I noticed the gossip among the senior members. Then, security spoke to me impolitely and told me that I should show him my membership card for my sake the security guy said to me “better for you to show me the card”

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Gender · Human Rights · Mediterranean · Religion

C’est quelqun qu’a decidé que les filles devaient faire la vaissalle où c’est une lois?

January 21st, 2010 · No Comments

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La domination masculine de Patric Jean

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Tags: Education · Gender · Human Rights · cinema

NewsLab aide des bloggueuses palestiniennes a monter leur blog, An Nathra

December 4th, 2009 · No Comments

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Un groupe de 10 jeunes palestiniennes ont entame une formation avec CFI et l’association palestinienne TAM pour monter leur blog, AnNathra “Le regard” en arabe. La premiere partie de la formation a eu lieu a Bethleem et s’est poursuivie debut decembre a Paris.  Hier, elles [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Community Development · Gender · Mediterranean · Meditérranée · Photo · Society · Video · women

La violence contre les femmes en questions

November 29th, 2009 · No Comments

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Quelle est l’étendue de la violence contre les femmes?

La forme la plus courante de violence subie par les femmes est la violence physique infligée par le partenaire intime. En moyenne, au moins une femme sur trois est battue, victime de violence sexuelle ou autrement maltraitée [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Education · Gender · Human Rights · Society · women

Message de Ban Ki-moon à l’occasion de la journée internationale pour l’élimination de la violance cotnre les femmes

November 29th, 2009 · No Comments

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Au cours des 10 années qui se sont écoulées depuis que l’Assemblée générale a proclamé le 25 novembre Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes, le cercle de ceux qui agissent s’est élargi. De plus en plus de groupes et de [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Gender · Human Rights · Society · women

Au Liban, les employées de maisons se suicident

November 10th, 2009 · No Comments

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Tags: Gender · Health · Human Rights · Lebanon · Mediterranean · Meditérranée · Uncategorized · Video

Action for Women – Participate!

November 5th, 2009 · No Comments

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

La condition des femmes en Orient, une conférence-débat au goût amer au 16e Salon du livre francophone de Beyrouth

October 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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L’Orient des femmes n’est pas aussi reluisant que l’on pourrait le croire. La conférence-débat organisée dans le cadre du 16e Salon du livre francophone de Beyrouth a été l’occasion pour Nahida Nakad de dresser un constat effarant mais réalistes, des droits de la femme au [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Community Development · Gender · Human Rights · Lebanon · Mediterranean · Meditérranée · Society · women

In Mideast, marriage too can be a battlefield

October 19th, 2009 · No Comments

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By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS (AP) –
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The two couples had never met each other, and probably never would. They had come from opposite sides of a border between longtime enemies.
But Elie Wakim and Nada Ghamloush from Lebanon, and Dimitri Stafeev and Olga Zaytseva from [...]

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Tags: Gender · Human Rights · Lebanon · Mediterranean · Meditérranée · Politics · Religion · Society · War & Conflict · women

Swedish parents keep 2-year-old’s gender secret

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

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Online: http://www.thelocal.se/20232/20090623/
Pop’s parents, both 24, made a decision when their baby was born to keep Pop’s sex a secret. Aside from a select few – those who have changed the child’s diaper – nobody knows Pop’s gender; if anyone enquires, Pop’s parents simply say [...]

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Tags: Gender · Human Rights · Sexuality · Society