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Egypt’s New Constitution a Victory for Women’s Rights to Full Citizenship

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(Cairo, December 2nd, 2013) Yesterday the 50-member Constituent Assembly tasked with amending the suspended 2012 constitution came to an end. A preliminary reading of the Constitution, with an eye to safeguarding women’s rights

Last Updated on Thursday, 05 December 2013 10:04

Dispatches: UAE - Yes to Film Festivals, No to Free Expression

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"as Dubai prepares to host an international film festival 5 local filmmakers are languishing in detention"

Last Updated on Thursday, 05 December 2013 07:52

E-Learning Initiatives Might Isolate Saudi Women Further

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By Iqbal Tamimi 

No one can argue the benefits of introducing distant learning and its positive effect, but what about its effect on the women of Saudi Arabia?

Last Updated on Sunday, 01 December 2013 08:32

Officials Claim Tunisian Women are Waging a 'Sexual Jihad' in Syria, But What's the Real Story?

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Sana Saeed is the Senior Editor for islawmix

officials, claim, tunisian, women, are, waging, a, sexual, jihad, in, syria,, but, whats, the, real, story?, 

By now you have probably already heard of the harem of Tunisian sex-warrior slaves heading to Syria in order to give up their young bodies to the appetites of deprived rebels to fulfill jihad al-Nikkah — “Sexual Jihad" — and are coming back to the country with bellies full of Jihadi babies.

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2013 09:03

Women Still Scarce in Egypt's Constitution Process

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Credit: Photographer: AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA.

The five women on the new Constituent Assembly are all considered very strong representatives, but activists say they are simply too few. Morsi loyalists meanwhile are in hiding and say all human rights in the country are compromised.

Last Updated on Friday, 20 September 2013 02:41