Women of the Arab Spring, beyond objects and subjects
By Natana DeLong-Bas Boston, Massachusetts – The Arab Spring introduced us to…
Women’s groups troubled by draft elections law
Women’s groups were hopeful that the elections law would guarantee greater representation…
No Coptic or female quotas in new elections law
Parties must field single female candidate, no requirement for Coptic representation
Saudi clerics protest king’s move to empower women
Abdullah's decrees marked a breakthrough in the conservative kingdom that imposes stringent…
Symbolic protest outside Shura Council
The National Front for Egypt’s Women holds protest outside Shura Council objecting…
Female under-representation in parliamentary elections criticised
As the draft electoral law is being discussed by the Shura Council,…
UAE prosecutors interrogating ‘women’s branch’ of plot to overthrow government
Women are being investigated by UAE prosecutors in connection with a plot…
