Hajer Naili, Author at Women's eNews

France’s Marine Le Pen Can Claim the XX Factor

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● April 25, 2012

During this weekend’s first round of presidential elections in France, the country’s far-right National Front Party saw an increase in female support under the leadership of its female candidate, Marine Le Pen.

Planned Parenthood Back in Line of Heavy Fire

By Hajer Naili ● Commentary ● April 23, 2012

Amid a fresh spring spree of legislative attacks on Planned Parenthood the organization is also saying that it suspects it is being targeted by a new organized sting operation. Press summary here.

French Women Wield Little Influence in Election

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● April 19, 2012

The sex scandal that knocked DSK out of the presidential running in France is barely mentioned in the run-up to the April 22 elections. But his successor, Francois Hollande, proposes creating a special ministry for women’s rights.

Tunisia’s Dhaouadi: Dignity and Freedom At Last

By Hajer Naili ● Employment ● April 10, 2012

After years of repression, Aicha Dhaouadi is serving parliament for the Islamist party. “Try to know us more,” she says to those who suspect a veneer of moderation. Last of three profiles of women playing active roles in post-revolutionary Tunisia.

Film ‘Saving Face’ Too Dangerous to Show in Pakistan

By Hajer Naili ● Crime & Law ● March 29, 2012

The co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary film talks about ongoing efforts on behalf of acid-attack victims. The movie still hasn’t been shown in Pakistan, but directors are working on public-service ads for the country.

By Aiding Bangladesh Women, CARE Cuts Child Hunger

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● March 7, 2012

The antipoverty group CARE finds in a March 8 report that investments in Bangladeshi women’s health and social mobility correlated to a 28-percent drop in childhood malnutrition.

Tunisia’s Om Zied Stays Sharp as Power Shifts

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● February 28, 2012

Om Zied made her fame as a fierce, visionary critic of the now-deposed Ben Ali. Now she has shifted focus and is keeping tabs on the ruling Islamist party. Second of three profiles of women playing active roles in post-revolutionary Tunisia.

Souid Opens Lingo of Lawmaking in New Tunisia

By Hajer Naili ● Commentary ● February 7, 2012

Karima Souid, a foreign-born deputy in Tunisia’s constituent assembly, has broadened the language of lawmaking to include dialectical Arabic, the common tongue. The first of three profiles of women playing active roles in post-revolutionary Tunisia.

Interfaith Women Don Veil as Common Heritage

By Hajer Naili ● Arts & Culture ● December 26, 2011

The veil is a polarizing symbol for France, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Outside that fraught context, Hajer Naili finds an enlightened New York forum where women peacefully discuss the ways this cloth forms a common religious heritage.

Niqab or Not: All Tunisian Women Deserve Education

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● December 2, 2011

A secular-Islamist confrontation overtakes a Tunisian campus and a month ago a woman wearing a full-face veil was banned at another university. Hajer Naili criticizes both sides of a social conflict constricting the hopes of the revolution.

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