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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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The 8-year old girl who got a divorce

April 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Nojud’s story is not unique in Yemen. Her parents have forced her into an arranged marriage, with a man, 20 years older than her. 8-year old Nojud was a second grader in primary school when the marriage took place two and a half months ago.
“They asked me to sign the marriage contract and remain […]

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

Femmes divorcées, la bataille continue.

December 14th, 2007 · 8 Comments

D’après les chiffres de l’Organisme central de mobilisation et des statistiques, l’Egypte compte 3 millions de femmes divorcées. Les statistiques de mai 2005, montrent que le taux de divorce a atteint 33%. Malgré ce taux élevé, la société égyptienne n’a pas changé de regard sur la femme divorcée et la traite non seulement comme une […]

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Tags: Gender · Human Rights · Society