Article 19 releases new study about dating apps and LGBTQ persecution
Repression and marginalisation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Queer (LGBTQ) people across the world have limited safe opportunities for LGBTQ people to meet up but
Victory in Tunisia: Activist group Shams wins in court
Originally published on 76 crimes on 23/02/2016. Available at: https://76crimes.com/2016/02/23/victory-in-tunisia-activist-group-shams-wins-in-court/# Shams, the Tunisian group pushing for the decriminalization of homosexuality, has won its legal challenge
New IDS research reveals impact of militarism on violence against women in Gaza
Originally published on IDS’s website. Available at: https://www.ids.ac.uk/news/new-ids-research-reveals-impact-of-militarism-on-violence-against-women-in-gaza This year’s 16 Days Against Gender-based Violence campaign focuses specifically on the relationship between militarism and the
How the West Undermined Women’s Rights in the Arab World
This article is based on some of the research that I have conducted over the past two years on women’s activism in Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan, from independence until the Arab uprisings. I collected over one hundred personal narratives from middle class women activists of different generations.
Remembering Fatema Mernissi
This tribute is to Fatema Mernissi: mentor, insightful teacher, organic intellectual, incisive feminist, powerful voice, charismatic presence, craftswoman, generous host, and friend.
Palestine’s Abortion Problem
Around 40 percent of women in the West Bank have had abortions, though the procedure remains illegal in Palestine. So guess where they go.
Feminist Studies’s call for paper: Decolonial and Postcolonial Approaches: A Conversation
authoritarianism Deadline: March 1, 2016 Decolonial and postcolonial approaches have long informed and animated feminist scholarship and activism, but often not at once nor in
Essay: Why BDS is a feminist issue
Read Aljazeera‘s article highlighting the ongoing discussion within the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA), the largest academic feminist organisation in North America, about a resolution
The Sexual Politics Landscape in September 2015
At the global stage, one even to be highlighted was the launching of the Sex Work Law Map, produced by the Institute of Development Studies.
Social Change Program Application – Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality
The Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality is happy to announce its call for applications to its Social Change Program. The Program aims to develop the