Arab Regional Training of Trainers for Women, Peace, and Security ***Update: The date for the Training of Trainers has moved to early September. Notifications of decisions on applications will be sent the week of June 16. Leveraging the Engagement of Arab Women’s Rights Activists and Leaders with Relevant UN Security Council Resolutions to Advance […]
Month: May 2013
Arab Women Say Time for Saying ‘Spring’ is Over
Women’s e-news, March 14, 2013 UNITED NATIONS (WOMENSENEWS) – Egyptian female activists are looking for a better constitution and members of the Syrian opposition are concerned about the violence committed by all sides of that conflict against women. Worsening violence against women in Tunisia is also troubling. The long and difficult process of democratization is […]
For Women of the Arab Spring, the Revolutions isn’t Over
Policymic, March 13, 2013 Far from the media image of passive victims, women in the Middle East were in many ways the driving force behind the recent wave of revolution. “They were the initiators,” said Zahra Langhi, co-founder of the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace. “The wives, mothers daughters of prisoners were the first to […]
Egyptian women want dignity for all, says an activist
UN Radio, March 7 Women from around the world have gathered at United Nations headquarters for the annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The theme for this year’s session is "Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls." One of the participants in the meetings is Nehad […]
Syrian Activist Speaks Out
UN Radio, March 6, 2013 Peace must come from within Syria and peace-bulding has to include men and women from all political spectra. The view was expressed by Dr. Mouna Ghanem who works as a deputy for the President of the "Building the Syrian State" movement in Syria, considered the first opposition movement established in […]
Silence isn’t Conservative: Speaking up for Women’s Rights
Huffington Post, March 5, 2013 NEW YORK, NY — As thousands of women from all over the world gather at the United Nations in New York this week to mark the 57th anniversary of the Commission of the Status of Women [CSW], also attending will be some conservative NGOs who’s rhetoric is damaging, unproductive and […]
Challenges to Women’s Security in the MENA Region
Five women activists and practitioners from the Middle East and North Africa discussed the challenges to women’s security in MENA countries in the post-Arab Spring period. The panelists were part of a larger delegation from the region brought together by Karama, a regional NGO working on capacity building of women for peace and security in […]
Karama Delegation Participates in Roundtable Discussion at the Council for Foreign Relations
Speakers: Fatemah Khafagy, Ombudsperson of Gender Equality, Egypt and Zahra Langhi, Cofounder, Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace, Libya discussed the topic “Women’s Rights and the New Arab Constitutions” on March 4, 2013 at the Council for Foreign Relations. The conversation, moderated by Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director, Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative of […]
Ongoing Struggles for Women’s Rights in Libya and Egypt
Blog post by Isobel Coleman, March 4, 2013 This week at the Council on Foreign Relations, I hosted two women’s rights leaders visiting New York from Libya and Egypt for the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The two leaders, Zahra Langhi and Fatemah Kafaghy, are participating in the CSW as part of […]