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Yemen Could Seize Moment to Ban Child Marriage

By Nadya Khalife ● Arts & Culture ● December 15, 2011

Now that Yemen’s Saleh has agreed to cede power, Nadya Khalife says it’s time to remember the country’s girls who are being forced into marriage. The practice dooms many young women and should be stopped as part of the transitional reform process.

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Syrian Crackdown Takes Away Her Family; One by One

By Maimouna Alammar ● Politics ● December 6, 2011

The Syrian crackdown has cost 4,000 lives by a U.N. estimate. Maimouna Alammar offers this account–beginning with a strange phone call from her brother–of how it’s been devastating her own family.

UAE Opens Citizenship; Afghan Must Wed Rapist

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● December 3, 2011

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Guest Workers Win Case; Reporter Assaults in Cairo

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● November 26, 2011

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Tunisian Islamists, Women’s Rights: Watch and Wait

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● November 17, 2011

The recent victory of the Islamist party in Tunisia leaves Hajer Naili feeling unsettled, as it raises questions about how women’s rights, currently backed by the most progressive piece of legislation in the Arab world, may be impacted.

Female CEOs Rising; Millions Have No Birth Control

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● October 28, 2011

More women are slated to take the reins of Fortune 500 companies than ever before, USA Today reported Oct. 26. If no woman steps down before the start of the New Year, there will be 18 women running Fortune 500 companies in 2012. Previously, there haven’t been more than 16 females running Fortune 500 firms at the same time.

Libya Liberation Speech Raises Hackles on Polygamy

By Dominique Soguel ● Politics ● October 28, 2011

Libya’s long-awaited declaration of liberation excluded female voices and raised questions about how the tide might turn on matters of family law. The country’s interim leader faced immediate backlash for endorsing a return to unrestricted polygamy.

U.S. and Arab Women: Both Demand Democracy

By Susan Rose ● Politics ● September 27, 2011

While Arab women are working for democracy, American women are trying to make democracy work, says Susan Rose. In both instances, women’s involvement and equality are necessary to create a stronger and healthier democracy.

Tunisian Coalition Formed; Chinese Law Hurts Divorced

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● September 10, 2011

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Syria’s Ramadan Soaps Aren’t Bubbling This Year

By Nele Feldmann ● Arts & Culture ● August 12, 2011

Syria is famous for producing soap operas during Ramadan. But this year’s uprising in the face of a brutal crackdown by Bashar al-Assad’s regime is all too real. Now famous actresses play supportive roles and real-life demonstrator are the stars.