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Hajer Naili

Hajer Naili is a New York-based reporter for Women's eNews. She has worked for several radio stations and publications in France and North Africa and specializes in Middle East and North Africa women in Islam.

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Iraqi Girl-Marriage Bill Called Vote-Getting Ploy

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The draft law has made international headlines, mainly for provisions allowing girls as young as 9 and boys as young as 15 to marry. But when questioned on the likelihood that the text will be passed, one expert said: “I would say it is less than 50 percent.”

Syria War Shatters Maternal Care, Mothers’ Health

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While 96 percent of mothers in Syria had medical assistance when giving birth before the conflict, medical services for women have become almost nonexistent, finds a recent report from Save the Children. C-sections are riskier than ever and more than twice as common now.

Saudi Male Guardianship Protest Sent to Committee

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“I want to feel like I am a Saudi citizen, now I just feel like I am a follower of a man,” says a Saudi woman who sympathizes with the petition to abolish male guardianship. Two female members of the Shura Council told a signatory that the petition has been sent to a human rights committee.

Iranian Women Give Nuclear Diplomacy Mixed Marks

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Sanctions easing by the U.S. could lessen Iran’s isolation and help the country’s civil society groups. But some exiled women’s rights activists are pessimistic. Real human rights progress, they say, can’t be expected from a religious dictatorship.
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