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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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Le malheur de n’avoir qu’une mere libanaise, suite mais pas fin

July 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Cet article est paru dans L’Orient-Le Jour du 25 juillet - par Victor FLEURY

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Stéphanie est née au Liban, il y a 25 ans, d’un père français et d’une mère libanaise. Cette jolie jeune fille vit depuis quelques […]

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Tags: Gender · Human Rights · Politics · Society · women

La malédiction des sans-nationalité ou le malheur de n’avoir qu’une mère libanaise

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Cette lettre ouverte a ete ecrite par Youssef, de mere libanaise et de pere irakien. Les femmes au Liban ne donnent la nationalite libanaise ni a leur mari ni  leurs enfants…
J’ai 31 ans, je suis né et je vis au Liban. Ma mère est libanaise et mon père, décédé, était un Irakien chrétien assyrien, […]

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Tags: Gender · Human Rights · Politics · Society · women

Sexual harassment on Egyptian streets

July 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

62% of Egyptian men admit to having sexually harassed women. And who is to blame for the maltreatment? 53% of men say women. 83% of Egyptian women reported having been sexually harassed. Nearly half of them said the abuse occurred daily. Only 2.4 percent of Egyptian women reported it to the
police, with most saying they did not […]

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Tags: Gender · Religion · Sexuality · Society · women

Ingrid Betancourt is free

July 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments

                                                                                          
After 71 months of captivity in the jungle, Ingrid Betancourt is free! The Colombian army rescued the former presidencial candidate and 14 other hostages kept for several years in the hands of FARC, the biggest and oldest Colombian guerrillas.  A great day for fredoom, a great encouragment for fredoom fighters. Photo Philippe Wojazer/Reuters

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Tags: Politics · War & Conflict · women

Working 9 to 5…

June 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

To be a working mother or not to be?

  
The image is a familiar one. “I wake up early in the morning, I prepare the breakfast for my family, I get the children ready to school, pack their lunches, go to work and after a tiring day, I try to devote as much time as I […]

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Tags: Gender · Photo · Society · women

Fair enough!!!

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

When you reach 90 years old, what would you like to do with your life? Sorry, I mean the rest of your life!  Having a vacation? What kind of vacation – as it must be comfortable and suits your age! Would you like to read – that if you still can see letters! […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Society · This is what I call "I don't know what category"! · women

International Forum for women in Baku !

June 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

ABOUT THE FORUM
Throughout history, women have played a significant and positive role in communicating with one another across cultural divides, but in today’s increasingly interconnected but troubled world, they need to expand that role to ensure that their voices are heard in all arenas and on all critical issues of international life. To help ensure […]

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Tags: Community Development · Gender · women

Just a thought!

June 7th, 2008 · No Comments

A, B or C, D, E, or F, G, K, L, or many M’s, P and T… the list is too long to contain offenders and/or victims. Lots of real stories am told frequently. But who is the victim? Is she really a victim? In this society, no one seems to know! The way she […]

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Tags: Society · women

Danger de mort…

May 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

La journée mondiale sans ou avec tabac!? je me demande?!!
Bien que les compagnes de sensibilisation ont été bell et bien présentes, les Tunisiens hommes ou femmes n’ont pas eu le courage d’abandonner leurs cigarettes même pour une journée…
Le tabagisme tue chaque année plus de 4500 personnes en Tunisie dont 3050 atteints de la maladies […]

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Tags: Health · Society · Youth · women

Ancore une pub sexiste !

May 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments

J’ai entendu cette pub à la radio et je l’ai l’enregistrer. Il manque juste le début.
J’aimerai faire un appél pour l’enlever mais aussi j’ai peur de leur faire encore plus de la publicité
Moi je me suis sentie insultée, j’attend vos commentaires. Je suis sure qu’en Allemagne elle n’aurait pas passé mais pour l’Italie ca marche […]

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Tags: Society · women