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Under the patronage of H.E. Eng. Atef Tarawneh, Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives, the coalition of women parliamentarians held a roundtable entitled: the reality of women... Read more
In the midst of the current heated conflict in Iraq in preparation for the elections of the House of Representatives on the twelfth of the next month of May, the Iraqi election campaign is w... Read more
MP. Wafa’ Bani Mustafa, the Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Bloc together with the members of the Parliamentary Initiative Bloc, met with Mr. Samir Mubaidin, the Minister of Interior a... Read more
MP. Wafa’ Bani Mustafa participated in a two-day conference in London to identify practical ways to address violence against women in politics from 19-20 March. More than 50 speakers,... Read more
By: Dr. Wafa Khadra, Two real-life incidents to which I was a direct witness contributed to shaping my perception of violence against women. At the age of 12, I woke up one morning to the ne... Read more
In Jordan, Women More Vulnerable to Effects of Extremism, Says Report Illustration by Mervin Malonzo As Jordan struggles with rising extremism, a new U.N. report suggests women are much more... Read more
The Daily Star (Lebanon) 17 Aug 2016 BEIRUT: Activists and human rights groups staged a brief protest outside Beirut’s Justice Palace in Adlieh Tuesday, demanding that a man convicted of b... Read more
By: Zaineb Ben Taiebon August 4, 2016 53 percent of all Tunisian women have suffered some form of street violence, the Minister of Women and Family Affairs told local radio ahead of a propos... Read more
In A press conference on April 17, 2016 The Cabinet endorsed the cancellation of a clause in the Penal Code’s Article 308 that allowed sexual assault perpetrators to escape punishment... Read more
During a conference which was convened in London by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), the Coalition of Women MPs to Combat Violence against Women was launched. According to Dr. Din... Read more