While looking for articles to help me validate beliefs I had on increasing literacy for females and the benefits linked with literacy I stumbled across an article by Susan V. Myers entitled ” ‘ They didn’t tell me anything’: women literacies and resistance in rural Mexico.” The approach taken to gather data for this article … Read more
This treaty is meant to eliminate the discrimination against women, based on their sex world wide. It would require all governments to take several measures in order to ensure women’s civil rights. The issue with this Treaty, is that not every country agrees with it’s views. Many feel that this would work against the law … Read more
During a hearing titled “Lines Crossed: Separation of Church and State. Has the Obama Administration Trampled on Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Conscience?” on Capitol Hill Thursday, Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York had one simple question about the panel of witnesses. She said, “where are all the women? When I look at this … Read more
In my Global Understanding Anthropology class, we began discussing Islam. Included in this discussion was the controversy of Muslim women wearing ‘veils’. A common belief is that it is oppressive to women to wear niqabs or burqas and that they are forced to do so. However, many women wear the coverings by choice, as a form of expression. Here … Read more
One of the biggest Western misconceptions of Middle Eastern women is that they are powerless and often oppressed by men, the government, and Islam. The book The Naqib’s Daughter sheds some light on such misconceptions. The book gives readers a greater and deeper insight on the many roles of women that existed in Egypt during … Read more
We discussed the Bedouin of Western Desert in our class, and our visitor by skype alluded to issues in Sinai. This article gives another perspective: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/201221413149992744.html
This story is a little old but i found it quite interesting. I loved the fact that at least someone was trying to stand up and help rape victims. Take a look. http://www.womensmediacenter.com/feature/entry/three-weeks-in-january-end-rape-in-los-angeles
Where to party in Cairo–“Beirut Syndrome”: http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/top-stories/the-party-never-died-in-2011-dp5.html After reading The Yacoubian Building, an interesting piece on places to let loose in Cairo.
Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a southeast Asian country that has endured years of political repression. Most Americans know little about the conditions inside the country. A recent report from Ibis Reproductive Health points to an alarming crisis for the 150,000 women displaced by political repression concentrated in refugee groups along the border with Thailand. Lack … Read more
Women’s groups within Pakistan have lobbied for years for the government to strengthen the Women’s Commission and give it autonomous status. On 2 February 2012, the Pakistan Senate unanimously approved the “National Commission on the Status of Women Bill 2012″ to protect women’s rights against every kind of discrimination. The new bill replaces the National … Read more