A new regulation by the women affairs coordinator in the Iraqi Ministry of Oil has raised many campaigns of protest by Iraqi women and human rights activists. The regulation forbid women working in the ministry of wearing dresses, skirts, modern …
Posted in Activism, Gender, Iraq, Women | Tagged Iraq, iraqi women movement | 1 CommentHuman Rights Day 2011 was warmly welcomed in London’s House of Lords where a board of delegates came together from across Europe in discussion and reflection of the developments and progress made within the global community on the agenda of human rights. …
Posted in Awareness, Culture, Education, Events, Foreign Affairs, Gender, Honour Crimes, Human Rights, Iraq, Kurdistan, Kurds, Videos | Tagged House of Lords, Human Rights Commemoration, Kurdish Youth, Kurdistan, Kurds, london, UK | Leave a commentPsychology, Field Study Psychology of Criminals in Jail May 2011 I think I started reading psychology in the year 2000 when I was about 15 years old. Psychology helped me a lot in understanding motives and ways of thinking of …
Posted in Atheism, Civil Rights, Egypt, Ethics, Gender, Homosexuality, Sex, Sexism, Society, Taboos | Tagged Egypt, field study, Maikel Nabil, Political Prisoners, prison | Leave a commentPart one here. The sexual harassment epidemic in Egypt is actually quite a hot topic at the moment, and recently made an appearance on the big screen. 678 is an outstanding movie written and directed by Mohammed Diab. As the …
Posted in Egypt, Gender, Sexism, Women | Leave a commentThe introduction of Facebook questions has made my faith in humanity plummet. The latest in a string of inanities asks, “What is the most suitable way to curb sexual harassment?” Is it a) Men should control themselves, or b) Women …
Posted in Awareness, Culture, Gender, Sexism, Women | 1 CommentOn 1st April 1979, Iran voted by national referendum to become an Islamic Republic, and to approve a new theocratic constitution, whereby Khomeini became Supreme Leader of the country in December 1979. The great Persian civilization has suspended. Hundred thousands …
Posted in Gender, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Iran, Kurdistan, Kurds, Podcasts, Sex | Leave a commentToday we make the official launch of our latest project, Ahwaa.org. Ahwaa.org is a bilingual tool for LGBTQ youth in the Middle East that leverages game mechanics to facilitate authentic, high-quality interactions. To learn more about its mission and some …
Posted in Announcements, Awareness, Civil Rights, Gender, Homosexuality, Society, Taboos, Videos, Youth | 6 CommentsBefore the status of women in Islam can be determined, the religion itself must first be analyzed separately from the cultures and practices in “Islamic” countries—most notably, those in the Middle East.
Posted in Afghanistan, Culture, Culture and Society, Gender, Human Rights, Iran, Islam, News and Politics, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Society, Women | 2 CommentsThe history of Kurdish women is largely unknown — not because people don’t want to know about Kurdish women, but because they don’t know where to learn about Kurdish women. It’s hard to know about women from an ethnic background when their history has not been fully documented.
Posted in Culture, Gender, Iraq, Kurdistan, Kurds, Middle East, Women | 3 CommentsIf you take out uncovered meat and place it outside without cover, and the cats come to eat it … whose fault is it, the cats’ or the uncovered meat’s? The uncovered meat is the problem. If she was in …
Posted in Egypt, Gender, Society, Women | Tagged choice, Egypt, hijab, misogyny, veil, Women | 9 Comments