Empowerment

WLUML Exhibition: Dress Codes & Modes

The exhibition looks at women's dress in some Muslim countries and communities and is a snapshot of diversities and commonalities through space and time. These highlight the influence of many forces – class, status, region, work, religious interpretation, ethnicity, urban/rural, politics, fashion, climate.

Walking a Tightrope: Women and Veiling in the United Kingdom

Walking a Tightrope: Women and Veiling in the United Kingdom by Ayesha Salma Kariapper examines the ways in which public debates over the headscarf and the full-face veil have shaped the strategies of women from Muslim communities, strategies developed to deal with the limitations imposed on them in the name of religion, culture, tradition and identity within the community, and with racism and exclusion from mainstream society.

Iran: Shadi Sadr dedicates Courage Award to imprisoned Women’s Rights Activist Shiva Nazar Ahari

Shadi Sadr, a renowned Iranian human rights lawyer, women’s rights activist and member of Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) – International Solidarity Network Council, has been awarded the International Women of Courage Award 2010. Ms. Sadr was also the recipient of the Lech Walesa and the Dutch "Human Rights Tulip" awards in 2009.

Iran: Shadi Sadr's Speech for the International Women of Courage Award Ceremony

Sadr dedicates her Award to imprisoned women’s rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari

Your Excellency Mrs. Clinton, Respected Members of the Jury, Ladies and Gentlemen, (cont...)

Maroc: Le 8 Mars centenaire 1910 – 2010 : Une journée qui garde toute sa signification

Cent ans après la proclamation de la journée internationale de la femme, le 8mars demeure un symbole pour les femmes de toutes les nationalités, les ethnies, les religions et les âges. Unies dans les luttes et les mobilisations pour une vie digne sans violences ni discriminations, des millions de femmes à travers le monde ont vu leurs vies changer en mieux. D’autres continuent à espérer que les 8 mars à venir leur apporteront la paix et la sécurité, accès à l’éducation, à la santé, et la reconnaissance de leurs droits.

International: Negotiating Bliss in Muslim Marriage Contracts

The bliss of an egalitarian and just relationship between spouses cannot be achieved through a sheet of paper. But Cassandra Balchin writes that in Muslim contexts efforts to take a fresh look at marriage contracts is certainly a step towards this goal: Many have heard about Afghanistan’s Shia Personal Status Law which last year looked like granting husbands total obedience from their wives, in effect even permitting marital rape. Yet few have heard about the bold new Muslim marriage contract endorsed by the country’s Supreme Court. A contract that means Afghanistan’s women can demand far more than the right not to have to give their husbands sex.

La Journée internationale des femmes: « Combats d’hier et d’aujourd’hui : les enjeux du féminisme au XXIème siècle. »

Les tables rondes internationales, le 9 mars 2010 de 16h à 18h à l’Hôtel de Ville de Paris. La Ville de Paris invite 5 figures du féminisme international qui portent un combat essentiel, parfois au péril de leur vie : Lubna Ahmad Al-Husseini : journaliste, auteur de l’ouvrage « 40 coup de fouet pour un pantalon », paru aux Editions Plon en 2009. Le 3 juillet 2009, Lubna Al-Husseini est arrêtée par la police à Khartoum. Son crime : avoir porté un pantalon. La loi soudanaise la condamne à 40 coups de fouet pour « atteinte à la moralité publique ». Depuis elle n’a de cesse de se défendre et par la même de faire évoluer les lois et les mentalités au Soudan. Elle parcourt aussi le monde pour faire connaître sa lutte et engager des solidarités ici et ailleurs.

السعودية: حصاد عام في حياة المرأة السعودية

يحتفل العالم أجمع غداً الاثنين 8 مارس باليوم العالمي للمرأة الذي يستخدم في مراجعة الملفات والإحصاءات ونتائج المشاريع والقوانين والإنجازات والمواقف التي تتناول المرأة خلال العام المنصرم. وتكون فرصة كذلك تغتنمها الصحافة لتسليط الضوء على القضايا النسائية والنسوية في أنحاء العالم وبشكل أكبر حول قضايا المرأة المحلية اعتماداً على طبيعة المطبوعة الإعلامية أو القناة التلفزيونية وما إذا كانت محلية أو دولية. ولا أدري ما هي استعدادات إعلامنا المحلي لكن الإعلام الدولي يتابع ما يجري على الساحة السعودية، ويتابعها كذلك العديد من الكاتبات والكتاب بمقالات مختلفة تركز على قضايا تتفاوت حسب اهتمام كل منهن/منهم.

International Women's Day 2010: Celebrating around the world

History behind International Women's Day: The event originated in 1908 when women garment makers in New York demonstrated to demand better working conditions. Then in 1910 an international conference of women resolved that each year a day should be set aside to press for women's demands. Since then International Women's Day has been celebrated around the world each year on 8 March. From its inception, International Women's Day has stood for equality between women and men. The United Nations Charter, signed in 1945, was the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men.

Arab World: Interview with Karama founder

Questions for Hibaaq Osman, founder and director of Karama: 1. How have efforts to implement the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) in the Arab region evolved since Beijing? Has this been satisfactory? Since the adoption of the BPFA, there has been considerable progress throughout the region in meeting international standards that reinforce gender equality. In particular, the civil society sector has expanded, proliferating local organizations whose mission it is to address key issues that have prevented governments and other authorities from enacting, implementing and enforcing laws that protect women from discrimination and violence. This NGO component had been largely missing and now acts to directly respond to the needs of the local community and communicate these to national and international authorities. In particular, a renewed focus on empowering women and increasing their role in decision-making has been demonstrated.

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