...irut-based collective of artists that use the genre of comic to mainly explore society and politics. Through her work, she has primarily dug into religion and the civil war in her coun...
...t always heard. Rim Yacoubi’s presentation gave women detainees the voice to reveal what is going on in these places of confinement, where religion and social order combine to p...
...ear down the veils that are in front of our eyes and push us towards ignorance. She breaks taboos; speaks openly on stage about sex, politics and religion. The conversation with Hanane...
...of the Mariam Mosque in Copenhagen, has shown that celebrating interreligious marriages and divorces is compatible with the values of the Islamic religion. Sundari Anitha (University o...
...ces in the Mediterranean and Africa is rising against mounting violence against women in the name of radical Islam and the instrumentalization of religion to exacerbate Islamophobia an...
...we can underline the following: women’s lack of skills in understanding and analysing legal texts; the traditional gender roles conveyed by religion have an impact on women&rsquo...
...; the Association of Federations of Women Entrepreneurs Associations in the Mediterranean - AFAEMME; tge Observatory Blanquerna of Communication, Religion and Culture; the Association...
...in the position of governor. The Salafists attempt to use the Islamic religion to manipulate the feelings of...s. Article (2) of the 2014 Constitution stipulates that: "Islam is the religion of the state and Arabic its o...
...ighting for the right to housing. This event is part of the cycle of seminars "Women, Islam, Rights: Debates and news challenges between religion and politics", organised by p...
Throughout history, women’s voices have been and are still often silenced. Sometimes, though, women generously yield their voices to men. But it is also...
...iders the fact that the harmful impact of sexism can be worse for some women and men due to their ethnicity, age, disability, social origin, religion, gender identity, sexual orie...
...n of women's rights, the option for associations to set up civil parties in cases of violations of women's rights, the repeal of the family code, religion as a brake on the promotion o...
...ming issue asks about the realities of teaching and learning about sensitive topics related to gender equality—including sex and sexuality, religion and feminism, and inclusive h...
...os, Mohamed Abdelwahhab Rafiqi, known as Abu Hafs, a former Salafist sheikh, explains that the principle of equality is one of the foundations of religion, which requires equality in a...
...d 2.5 million readers each year. Women’s eNews editors seek out freelance writers from around the world to write on every topic: Politics, religion, economics, health, science,...
...ogique sur l’usage genré et les stéréotypes sexués au sein des réseaux sociaux GROUP : CULTURE, FAMILY, RELIGION - Adina Mocanu (Spain) : Le...
...participation in public affairs without discrimination due to opinion, religion, gender, race or color. - To...and literary invention. - To guarantee freedom of belief, thought and religion. ...
...ugh a network of professionals and volunteers. Their mission is to: - Help physically and mentally abused women regardless of one’s religion, age, nationality, etc. to fi...
...9 countries, and reaches 58 million people. The YMCA works to bring social justice and peace to young people and their communities, regardless of religion, race, gender or culture. Lo...
...in both public and private spheres in order to ensure that the status of each individual is based on respect and non-discrimination on sex, race, religion, political beliefs, etc; - T...
This Commission aims to free Maltese society from all forms of discrimination based on gender, family responsibilities, sexual orientation, age, religion, beliefs, racial or ethnic origin, and gender identity in all sectors of society.
...region, and to varying degrees, sexism is compounded by discriminations based among others on geographic location, class, race, disability, age, religion, and ideology. All are groun...
...ligious beliefs who live in the Raval neighborhood of Barcelona. A questionnaire was handed out to 238 women from different origins and different religions, which was complemented...
...hts, business and human rights, democratic governance, civil society, human rights defenders, freedom of expression and media freedom, freedom of religion or belief, torture and ill-tr...
In Algeria, where Islam is the State religion, coexist several political and religious divergent tr...mong young university students in 2017 with regard to their visions of religion custom and women’s righ...
...discrimination shows the exposure of the labour force to sexist, homophobic, racist statements and behaviours at the workplace, often related to religion, handicap or health state. Th...
...important to produce full and varied media coverage, reflecting the views of the various social groups regardless of Sex, status, class, race or religion. It is also important to invo...
...(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,...
...ger and violence and destruction, driven by a religion that we don’t understand. When these people happen to share our religion, we are quick to distance our...e “correct” or “pure” religion. It justifies all sorts of vi...
The sociologist Chahla Chafiq questions Islamism from the point of view of the relationship between religion, politics, sex and gender. As soon as a woman gets veiled, she sa...
...world.The declaration emphasizes on the values of humanity and solidarity, and rejects all forms of discrimination on the basis of gender, race, religion, or colour.It shows concerns...
The invisibility of immigrant women has a negative impact on their integration into the host society. This article examines how access to technology, particularly mobile devices, is an element that can foster the empowerment of immigrant women with religious beliefs who live i...
Cet article (publié dans le numéro 34 de la revue Omran) examine la question des droits des femmes algériennes dans le cadre du système de réforme politique que le pays a connu depuis l’indépendance. Ces droits ont été régis...
This study assesses Libya’s compliance with legal norms on women’s rights and gender equality. It is a complex legal and factual research on Libya’s efforts to ensure gender equality and the opportunities and challenges that underpin women’s empowerment and their...
Avec l’association Union féministe libre, Hakima Lebbar, auteure du livre "Les hommes défendent l’égalité en héritage" a récemment lancé une série de court vidéos pour répondre à la...
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...
Islamic women’s activism may appear a contradiction in terms to many Western audiences accustomed to presentations of Islam as counterproductive to the promotion of women’s empowerment and the situation of women more generally. Yet in the Arab world (and beyond) many differe...
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...
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