This book explores the intersection of the feminist perspective and research on Islamic topics related to women’s lives. It covers various aspects and approaches from different angles. The work is the documentation and outcome of a conference held on 17 and 18 March 2012 in Cairo with t...
With an FGM prevalence of 87.2% among all women aged 15-49 in a population of nearly 95 million, Egypt has the greatest number of women and girls who have experienced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) of any country in the world. The prime purpose of this Country Profile is to impro...
To understand the controversy surrounding the inheritance law and the marriage of the Muslim woman with non-Muslim, Tunisian Political Science professor Mohamed Kerrou breaks down this problematic by trying to answer these three essential questions:1. Is this polemic, a civil or religio...
There is no doubt that the crisis of women’s political participation in Arab countries is still present because there is no consensus over it. Empirical research has shown that opponents of women’s political participation are wrong as they simply cannot exclude this particip...
Exploring Sharia (Islamic Law), this research, written by the Syrian feminist author, Mayya Rahbi carries a clear call to change the prevailing culture, in which religion is mixed with myths, customs, and tribalism that are rooted in the pre-Islamic era and have been intertwined with re...
“Religious fundamentalism” has become one of those scary terms that evokes a range of intimidating images in people’s heads. Some imagine it as the threat of anger and violence and destruction, driven by a religion that we don’t understand. When these people happ...
Societal indifference regarding this abuse is unacceptable. Is it with the argument of tolerance or cultural relativism, by cowardice or racism, that little girls of Muslim descent would not be untitled the right to State protection? Regards de femmes denounces the abuse of those with a...
The article is a brief reminder of the extreme attitude of ultra-orthodox judaïsm with respect to the images of women who are not allowed to appear in a newspaper. / Un article qui vaut petit rappel sur l’attitude extrême du judaïsme ultra-ortho...
Muslim women face the same inequalities in employment and physical and verbal violence as other women, but these inequalities are reinforced by factors such as (perceived) religion and / or ethnicity. Nevertheless, few measures are being taken to collect data on this phenomenon and to put an end ...
Building on the Paris Climate Accord COP22, this report sets out a series of recommendations to ensure sustainable and inclusive development. The report considers it necessary to promote equitable participatory climate change adaptation between women and men within policies, programs, budgets and...
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