Discrimination
British citizens campaigning for Palestinian rights who have occupied the front lawn of the BBC building in the city of Bristol have vowed to “stay put” until the BBC tells the truth about what goes on in Palestine and the criminal aggression... Read more
Human Rights
Gaza Conflict: Thousands Gather In London For Protest Against Israeli Military Action (PICTURES) Link
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Discrimination
AWMWC in UK joins and supports DFID – Department for International Development’s call to end early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. DFID produced the world’s first Insta-documentary, created from Instagram... Read more
Human Rights
Position: Call for Volunteers Institution: Maryam & Martha Country: Lebanon Deadline: Jul-31-14 The community of “Maryam & Martha” is a Lebanese NGO that shelters and rehabilitates abused and isolated women, provides support and... Read more
Human Rights
Memo To the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Requesting an Investigation in the Incident of Kidnapping and Murdering the Palestinian Boy, Mohammed Abu Khdeir On the dawn of Wednesday 2/7/2014, Israeli settlers kidnapped and murdered... Read more
رسالة مفتوحة لسيادة وزير التربية والتعليم في الأردن حول قرار إغلاق المراكز الثقافية نتابع بشغف أخبار الوطن عبر الإعلام الالكتروني والصحافة والشبكات الاجتماعية والتعليمية وأشارك في حواراتها المتعلقة بالتعليم والنهضة بالفرد والمجتمع وبالذات... Read more
AWMWC AMMAN- A court ruling in Jordan that women not wearing hijab (a head cover) are unfit to testify as witnesses in front of the judge stirs controversy and angers activists. The court’s ruling, which was published by the daily... Read more
You can now apply for Qabila Film Festival Award 2014 here These are our stimulating AWARDS for QSFF 2014 presented by Mansour Foundation For Development • Best Short Fiction: EGP 15,000 • Best Short Documentary: EGP 15,000 • Best Short... Read more
Herstory
Rapist was sentenced five years prison only Family members did not believe Sarah AMMAN-(AWMWC) March 5th. A week ago, social media users in Egypt shared photos of the letter addressed to God by a nine-year-old girl, on her school note book... Read more
Human Rights
South West-UK TUC The montage on the front of the card shows just some of the women fighting for a better future. The plan is to sell the cards at £1 each with any proceeds going to a women’s charity that the Women’s Committee will determine... Read more