Leigh Cuen, Author at Women's eNews

Ethiopian-Israelis Make Waves in New Homeland

By Leigh Cuen ● Uncategorized ● June 6, 2013

After decades of Ethiopian immigration to Israel, several black women now hold significant government posts and Israel recently crowned an Ethiopian as its national beauty queen. But hardship persists for women in these communities.

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Shuns Female Brokers

By Leigh Cuen ● Uncategorized ● December 5, 2012

A U.N. resolution passed over 10 years ago requires women’s involvement in conflict resolutions. But that has little bearing on the Israel-Palestine conflict, where women are far from the power roles on either side.

Migrant Rape Furor in Israel Makes This Job Harder

By Leigh Cuen ● Arts & Culture ● June 13, 2012

The Hagar and Miriam Project has helped African migrant women in Israel since 2007. It has always operated on a shoe string, but the aftermath of an anti-immigrant backlash to cases of rape in Tel Aviv has brought fundraising to a standstill.

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Ethiopian-Israelis Make Waves in New Homeland

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Shuns Female Brokers

Migrant Rape Furor in Israel Makes This Job Harder