The Solutions Series is series of pop up Think Tanks hosted by the Independent Living in Scotland project (ILiS). Each Think Tank brings people together in co-production to seek solutions to a specific barrier to independent living. This is... 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
Application deadline: June 30, 2014 Religion Fellows 2014 The International Reporting Project (IRP) will offer up to nine fellowships to experienced professional journalists to report on topics related to global religion. These fellowships are... Read more
Educational Material
Thomson Reuters wants to employ a Senior Editor for Aswat Masriya news project Job posted by: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Thu, 13 Mar 2014 We are looking for a Senior Editor to manage the Aswat Masriya news project. This is a full time... 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
Educational Material
Connecting Communities • Empowering Engagement • Inspiring Ideas Charity No: 1117039 Academic Workshop Call for Abstracts: Sense of belonging in a diverse Britain Coventry University 20th – 21st November 2014 Organisers: Dialogue... Read more
Discrimination
Drop The A Word! By Sheikha Al Dosary Over the years, I have failed completely to erase the word “Abd” from my family’s dictionary, when talking about black or African people. It is such a frequently used term in Arab society in general and in... Read more
Art and Culture
Pharrell Williams’ song Happy ignites dance craze is the streets of Jordan and brings lots of joy on social networks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ3AgVjWxDs … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCGFQVZbeRQ …
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Journalism
By Tim Skubick: Politics Columnist for MLive.com What was the old TV commercial line: You’ve come a long way baby? The spot was referring, or course, to the progress women have made in this country. If you consider the fact that at one... Read more