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Tweet {jcomments on} New World Economic Forum study shows no Gulf nation in top 100 of global list Arab world countries continue to lag the rest of the world when it comes to gender equality, according to the World Economic Forum Global... Read more
Art and Culture
Tweet {jcomments on} The Middle East might be more restrictive for women in some ways, but two notable Muslim female comics–Eman El-Husseini and Maysoon Zayid–find it easier to work there than in the United States. One exception... Read more
Tweet {jcomments on} In the U.K. Jewish interest groups have traditionally been subjected to much less examination than their U.S. counterparts; this may change if a link is confirmed to the scandal. The scandal that led to the recent... Read more
Herstory
Tweet {jcomments on} The Libyan academic, Mabroka Al-Wefalli, took a big personal risk when she first conducted a local survey in 2001, to question the Libyan respondents’ attitude towards their political regime and participation – or... Read more
News
Tweet {jcomments on} The BDS National Committee (BNC) has declared a long sought-after victory as Alstom lost the bid for the second phase of the Saudi Haramain Railway project, worth $10 billion US dollars, after pressure from the global... Read more
Art and Culture
Tweet {jcomments on} Egyptian singer Ramy Essam, who provided the soundtrack for the Arab Spring at Tahrir Square, is the winner of the 2011 Freemuse Award. The artist will receive the award at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday 21... Read more
News
“Eid was born on the night of Eid al-Fitr 47 years ago,” Eid Abdallah Misleh’s mother, Umm Eid, explained, referring to the feast marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, “So we named him Eid to be a good omen for our family. This day... Read more
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Tweet {jcomments on} The Occupy London protesters camped outside St. Paul’s are planning to launch their own newspaper – Occupied Times of London – this afternoon. Around 2000 copies of the newspaper will be distributed to... Read more
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Tweet {jcomments on} 43 Country Meeting in Krakow celebrates the historic participation of Libyan civil society to the Euro-Mediterranean process Krakow, 23 October 2011: The annual meeting of the Anna Lindh Foundation’s 43 Heads of... Read more
Caricature
Tweet {jcomments on} Caricature by Rabeea from Saudi Arabia published on Al Riyadh newspaper. Working women are still deprived of their right to drive to work themselves even though by law they have the right to purchase cars and establish... Read more