Citizen Diplomacy: One Woman Shares Her Experiences
A participant in the MEPI-funded conference on “Women and Political Reform in the Middle East and North Africa” gives a first-person account of the groundbreaking developments that have taken place in Saudi Arabia and throughout the region over the last several years.
SVF Working toward Justice for Palestinian Women
Last month, during a conference of some 200 people held on International Women’s Day, a Gaza-based NGO received consensus support for its draft legislation criminalizing honor killings and violence against women.
Democracy Matters: Essential Rights and Responsibilities
This continuing series examines the fundamental relationship between the citizen and the state inherent in all true democracies, which includes such inalienable rights as freedom of speech, of religion, and of association.
Global Gender Gap: Middle East & North Africa Slipping Behind
Four Nordic countries, Sweden (1), Norway (2), Finland (3) and Iceland (4) once again top the latest Gender Gap Index released today by the World Economic Forum. The 2007 Rankings cover 128 countries.
Monitoring the Media: Arab, Western Reports Draw Similar Findings
Last month the Amman Center for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS) published its third annual report on the State of Press Freedom in the Arab World, which was significant not only for its comprehensive analysis but also because it tracks closely with the results of other international reports reviewing media freedoms in the region.
