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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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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

Le Kidnapping des enfants en Algérie : l’effrayant cauchemar continue

April 7th, 2008 · No Comments

L’appel à la vigilance est devenu une nécessité pressante au moment où nos bambins risquent de rencontrer, sur leur trajet à l’école, dans la cage d’escalier ou dans la rue, un homme étranger animé d’intentions malsainesIl suffit d’un moment d’inattention et le tour est joué, car on ne prévoit jamais ce type d’incidents malencontreux.
Nombreux sont […]

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Tags: Education · Sexuality · Society · Youth

A punch in the stomach

December 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Photos of the Year 2007 - Unicef
In these photos, the protagonists are mainly children, in developing societies. The first reward was granted to the photographer Stephanie Sinclair, who snapped with her camera one under-age Afghan, saying goodbye to her innocence.

Ghulam is eleven years old and her future spouse is in his forties. She was forced […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Photo · Society · Uncategorized · War & Conflict · Youth