Several months after Moroccans elected an Islamist majority into parliament for the first time in its history—the Justice and Development Party (PJD), which won 40 percent or the majority of seats in Morocco’s legislative body—the situation in Morocco, just like in much of the region, remains unclear for women and youth. When the spirit of […]
Month: October 2012
Syria: Women Fighting on Front Lines as the Tide Turns
The uprising in Syria has taken on an even more urgent character in recent days. In late July, what is thought to be a suicide bomber killed Syria’s top military officials, including Daoud Rajha, the defense minister and Asef Shawkat, Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law. This daring attack marked the beginning of the Free Syrian Army’s […]