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Europe: An appeal to withdraw Article 51 from the European Constitution

By recognising the right of religious institutions to interfere in the exercise of European public powers, Article 51 contradicts the principle of separation between public and religious institutions.

Union Européenne: Contre l'article 51 de la future constitution Européenne

Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is sliding

Sri Lankans must wonder if their patricians could ever be trusted to deliver on an opportunity to remake the country.

Palestine/India: On Feminism and National Identity

The Experience of Palestinian Women in Israel and Muslim Women in India by Hoda Rouhana.

Malaysia: Major defeat for progressives and for Islamists

A report on the major defeat of the Islamist party PAS in Malaysia's recent elections.

Pakistan: Cobwebs in the mind

What are we to make of the President's stated commitment to women's rights, as articulated on several occasions ...

Report on Gender, Citizenship and Nationality in the Arab Region

Summary of Regional Research.

3 سيدات يفزن بعضوية المجلس التنفيذي لأول جمعية وطنية سعودية لحقوق الانسان

Iraq: Can Iraq Be Democratic? by Patrick Basham

This paper contends that the White House will be gravely disappointed with the result of its effort to establish a stable liberal democracy in Iraq.

Kurdistan: Kurdish Parliament Defies Baghdad

Legislators won't recognize proposed Shiite-backed family law, seen as setback for women.

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