Yemeni Woman Wins 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
In 2011, three women shared that year’s Nobel Peace Prize “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of […]
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Women’s Empowerment is an Effective Way to Drive Progress in Saudi Arabia
On March 3rd, Alwaleed Philanthropies and several partners held the 2nd Women’s Empowerment and Integration Forum in Jeddah,
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Women in Muslim History: Traditional Perspectives and New Strategies
This short essay by sociologist Fatima Mernissi, a prominent sociologist from Morocco, is a survey of Islamic texts
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The Light in Her Eyes: Video Profile of Girls’ School in Damascus
Filmmakers Julia Meltzer and Laura Nix profiled Houda al-Kabash and her Qur’an school for women and girls in
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Middle Eastern Women Gain Recognition in Surprising Places
Arab and Muslim women are the subjects of many erroneous stereotypes and delegitimizing generalizations. You may be familiar
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Malala Yousafzai Wins 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
Two years and a day after being shot by Taliban gunmen for defying their proscription of girls’ education
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Introduction to Women and Gender Roles in the Middle East
Many people hold a rather bleak view of girls’ and women’s lives in the Middle East and Muslim
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From BBC Magazine: Why does China have Women-Only Mosques?
The Islamic world is wide and various, its points of view almost as numerous as its people. And
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Class Dismissed, Behind the Scenes with Malala Yousafzai (Video)
In 2012, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai was 15 and an outspoken advocate for children’s and girls’ access to
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Arab Youth & Social Change in the Middle East
Prolific author, Middle East expert, and history professor at the University of Michigan, Juan Cole argues that despite
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