Tweet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V5iMzGYS3k The veiled female protester stripped and kicked by Egyptian police talks about her ordeal. I had to upload the interview in Arabic until a translated version is available. One can’t... Read more
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{jcomments on} AFGHANISTAN — The suitor was rejected. And the intended bride’s family and officials say he took his revenge. A young Afghan woman and her two sisters were the victims of an acid-throwing attack three days after her family... Read more
{jcomments on}Tweet <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/ra2PbNO-_8c” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Palestinian sportswomen determined to... Read more
The Iraqi Blogger who describes herself as a writer, reader and chocolate eater achieved a first class honours degree at Kingston University and secured a job with BBC From Clearing to a First class career When Marwa Al-Nagar didn’t get... Read more
{jcomments on}Tweet Horrifying details of human rights abuse, torture and virginity tests by the military during the revolt
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Tweet {jcomments on} NISAA FM has been broadcasting programs of special interest to Palestinian women from Ramallah for about a year. Selling ads to support the station is tough-going, as it can take several hours of persuasion to get male... Read more
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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
The Swedish Embassy in Cairo announced that Egyptian journalist and video blogger Sarrah Abdelrahman, has been awarded today the Edberg Award, for her use of social media in a crucial time for Egypt and the Middle East
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{jcomments on}Tweet A lack of job opportunities makes Mariam Sobh wonder if her hijab, rather than skills, is to blame. An excerpt from her story, from the book “I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim.”
Read more{jcomments on}Tweet In this edition of the show Susan interviews Laila El-Haddad, Journalist and author of Gaza Mom
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