Hajer Naili, Author at Women's eNews

Migration Has Bright Spots for Girls, Female Teens

By Hajer Naili ● Employment ● May 14, 2013

Sex trafficking and exploitative employers are serious hazards. But a May 14 report also finds that families free daughters from early marriage when households depend on them for remittances.

Fitnah Targets Islam; ‘Ready to Cause Affliction’

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● May 1, 2013

“It’s our era; our time to shine,” says Maryam Namazie in this interview. “It is we who are now on the offensive. Fitnah is a warning to Islamists: It will be our women’s liberation movement that will bring it to its knees.”

Some Hip Hop Guys See Nothing Lyrical About Rape

By Hajer Naili ● Arts & Culture ● April 27, 2013

Activist group UltraViolet just called out hip hop star Rick Ross for his rape-celebrating lyrics and got Reebok to cancel his lucrative partnership deal. Not all rappers’ attitudes are the same, however. Tyson Amir is spreading the message of peace, love and not being confused “with those other dudes.”

Saudis Living Abroad Explain Why They Stay Away

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 22, 2013

Neither Saudi is focused on the nation’s high-profile ban on female driving that they believe most directly affects women with lower incomes. They talk about the engrained male domination of the culture, which few Saudis seem eager to change.

Doctor’s Murder Trial Heightens Abortion Debate

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 17, 2013

The case of Kermit Gosnell is spurring anti-abortion advocates to talk about the brutality of abortion. Pro-choice activists, meanwhile, are busy Tweeting about the “pre-Roe” conditions that led women to the Philadelphia clinic.

Speculation Builds on Hillary Clinton for President

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 11, 2013

As the former secretary of state returned to public view to address women’s empowerment conferences, pollsters and pundits saw strong odds that she would win the nomination if she decides to run.

Femen’s Islam-Bashing Disregards Muslim Feminism

By Hajer Naili ● Arts & Culture ● April 10, 2013

The April 4 agitations of the breast-baring iconoclasts serve few Muslim feminists. Many of us are pro-women and pro-Islam and we insist on that fusion.

Islamic Extremists Alarm Secular Women in Tunisia

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 4, 2013

Tensions are rising between secular Tunisian women and political Islam. “There is no room for the opposition and women to participate in building the country we want,” says one critic.

Shirin Ebadi Urges Arab Women to Keep the Faith

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 3, 2013

The 2003 Iranian Nobel Laureate said that the main obstacle for post-revolutionary Arab women is a “patriarchal culture” that imposes a false interpretation on Islam.

Arias Murder Trial Tests Battered-Women’s Defense

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 1, 2013

A psychotherapist resumes testimony April 2 on why Jodi Arias was a victim of domestic violence.

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