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According to UN data, the proportion of women's representation in Arab parliaments is only 3.4% (as opposed to 11.4% in the rest of the world). In addition, 55% of Arab women are illiterate. The Assistant to UN Vice Secretary General, Angela King, publicly called on Arab states to grant women their rights.7...
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According to UN data, the proportion of women's representation in Arab parliaments is only 3.4% (as opposed to 11.4% in the rest of the world). In addition, 55% of Arab women are illiterate. The Assistant to UN Vice Secretary General, Angela King, publicly called on Arab states to grant women their rights.(1)
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A wide-ranging report, "Progress of Arab Women", was published by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) in 2004: ... Islamisation and its impact on democractic governance and women's rights in Islam: a feminist perspective by Zainah Anwar (Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, 17 May, 2003)
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As I made my way to Iraq in 2003 to cover the unfolding operation to overthrow Saddam Hussein, I spent many hours speaking to pro-democracy and women's rights activists in Kuwait. Back then, Kuwaiti activists held high hopes for ... Home | Column| World Citizen: Arab Women Progress on Rights, but There is Far to Go...
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Women in Arab societies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Women in the Arab world have throughout history experienced discrimination and have been subject to restrictions of their freedoms and rights. Some of these practices are based on religious beliefs, ...
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Globalist Perspective > Global Culture; Tunisia as an Arab Women's Rights Leader (Part I) ... In non-Arab Iran, women are stoned to death for adultery, while men can enter into legal “temporary marriages” if they want to have extra-marital sex.
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Is Tunisia setting the bar for Arab women's rights in the 21st century? ... Tunisia continues to set the bar for Arab women's rights in the 21st century, legalizing abortion and actively combatting domestic violence. As Andrea Barron explains, for anyone who wants to see a renaissance in the Arab world,
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Arab women in the Gulf States have made small but notable gains in the past five years, according to a new Freedom House study of women's rights in the region. The nongovernmental organization conducts studies and creates programs to promote freedom and democracy around the world.
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Winter says the rise of religious fundamentalism in the region has created a large hurdle for women's rights in the Middle East. Religious leaders have used regressive and erroneous interpretations of Islamic texts to subvert women's power, she says. ... By backing Arab leaders who aren't supported by their people,
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