Opinion
By Iqbal Tamimi A shocking human rights report revealed that more than 82 per cent of Moroccan women are victims of domestic violence, and 52 per cent of recorded incidents of violence against unmarried women are sexual assault. ... Read more
Herstory
By Iqbal Tamimi The Egypt Independent published an article on Sat, 30/06/2012 accusing Sawfat Hegazy, the pro-Muslim Brotherhood preacher who gave the sermon at Friday’s gathering in Tahrir Square, of physically and verbally attacking two... Read more
Herstory
After much dispute and heated argument, with e-petitions to and fro and demonstrations, the NTC finally chose not to impose a quota for female representation. However, the High National Election Commission did decide that for the 80 seats... Read more
News
New Study reveals the critical importance of translation as an instrument to combat ‘the clash of ignorance’ between societies on the two shores of the Mediterranean. Brussels, 27th June 2012 – Policies in favour of increasing translation of... Read more
Herstory
By Iqbal Tamimi The National Union of Algerian journalists announced Tuesday, 26 June 2012, that the court of Annaba (600 km east of Algiers) sentenced a female journalist working at the regional newspaper (Akher Saa) “The last... Read more
News
The unnamed man, alongside a 19-year old Syrian, was caught by an undercover CID officer in the UAE capital attempting to sell 20g of the illegal drug
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News
By Iqbal Tamimi Baker Atyani, a Jordanian reporter working for the television channel al-Arabiya, is being held captive by the militant leader Radullan Saheron on an island in the southern Philippines
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Caricature
By Iqbal Tamimi Cartoonists in Egypt are contributing to this stage of Egyptian politics with humorous illustrations. In this illustration circulated on line, someone is asking a belly dancer, named Lawahez, about her future and what is she... Read more
Opinion
At the Slade Research Centre, 21 to 29 June, 2012, a controversial exhibition is going on as part of the London Festival of Photography 2012, drawing on original archive material unearthed by a team of Human Rights Watch during the... Read more
Opinion
By Iqbal Tamimi It seems that the Saudi media rhetoric regarding reform and claims of reconsidering women’s human rights are mere sedative promises. Women are still treated like minors and men are still seen as predators. Saudi... Read more