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صدور العدد الثالث من نشرة الشبكة باللغة العربية

Mondial: Célébrez les 16 jours des 16 ans: avancez les droits humains - terminez la violence faite aux femmes

2006 marque le 16ième anniversaire de la campagne de 16 jours d’activisme contre la violence faites aux femmes!

International: Psychosocial challenges and interventions for women affected by conflict

This issue of Critical Half (Vol. 4, No. 1) focuses on psychosocial support for women in conflict and post-conflict societies. Authors provide examples from Sudan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Gaza, Croatia, and Nigeria.

أخطار انتقال مهمات الدولة الى الجماعات الطائفية

International: Clothes aren't the issue

Asra Q Nomani writes about Verse 4:34 which retains a strong following, even among many who say that women must be treated as equals under Islam. They reject outright violence against women but accept aggression that fits definitions of domestic violence.

Mondial: Le colloque à l'UNESCO sur le "féminisme" musulman : pire que prévu

L'objectif est connu : défendre l'idée que le féminisme égalitariste est une idée occidentale pour mieux faire croire que seul le retour aux fondements de l'islam sauvera les musulmanes.

Mondial: Colloque scandaleux à l’UNESCO : la LDH fait la promotion du « féminisme islamique », patriarcal et intégriste

Décidément, la commission « Islam & laïcité », anciennement initiée par la Ligue de l’enseignement et désormais sous la houlette de la Ligue des droits de l’homme, préfère les musulmans réactionnaires aux musulmans progressistes.

Marieme Hélie-Lucas on 'Veil-S'

Whoever today does not add an S to 'veil' and, even worse, refers to ‘The Islamic Veil' (singular), wittingly or unwittingly, promotes the fundamentalist agenda. In these troubled times of history, I have become finicky about concepts and epistemology, writes sociologist and founder of WLUML, Marieme Hélie-Lucas

International: In-depth study on all forms of violence against women

WLUML networkers contributed to this UN study on violence against women, that classifies abuse against women - whether it happens in the home or elsewhere - as a human rights violation.

International: The enemy of my enemy is not my friend - fundamentalist non state actors, democracy and human rights

This paper was presented by WLUML founder and networker Marieme Hélie-Lucas at the Asia Europe People's Forum, Helsinki, 3-6 September 2006.