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Mid-February 2011 – a surprise email arrived in my inbox from a talented and well-established British photographer, James O Jenkins, asking if I would like to sit for a photo-portrait to represent Libya’s participation at the London 2012... Read more
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Nearly 180 Filipino workers are said to be on hunger strike in Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh to protest alleged abuse from authorities and employers, and illegal recruitment, reported the Philippine Online Chronicles
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By Iqbal Tamimi The Journalists’ union in Egypt continued its intensive efforts to release female colleague Shaima Adel, who has been detained in Sudan since the second of July
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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
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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
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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
Last year, the Bahraini regime detained, tortured, and convicted in military tribunals 20 medical professional who had treated wounded pro-democracy protesters Dr. Nada Dhaif, a mother of two young daughters, is one of those 20... Read more
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By Iqbal Tamimi The fact that the majority of the new parliamentary seats in Algeria have been won by the ruling party has raised suspicions by the opposition. But this seems not to be the only problem the party is... Read more
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By Iqbal Tamimi Saudi human rights activist, Samar Badawi, who received the prestigious “Women of Courage Award” from the US State Department after she filed a lawsuit against her father challenging the kingdom’s rigid... Read more
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By Iqbal Tamimi Fatima Obeid Al Jaber, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Emirates Businesswomen Council said that the number of Emirate business women has reached 13 thousand woman, who are the owners of 20 thousand companies
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