Arab Spring Archives – Page 5 of 5

Libyan Women Challenge Mindset Created by Tyranny

By Womens Enews Staff ● Employment ● July 29, 2011

Libyans have lived under a dictatorship for over 40 years and the effort to think and act freely doesn’t come easily. In Benghazi, a small women-led group called Express is waging a psycho-social effort to “Get Rid of the Gadhafi Inside You.”

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In Egypt, Sudan’s Single Moms Resist Resettlement

By Womens Enews Staff ● Politics ● July 22, 2011

Refugees from South Sudan who are living in Egypt have both a newly independent homeland and a host country that has become harsher since the January revolution. For single moms, the future still looks brighter where they are.

Saudi Women, Allies Keep Driving Campaign

By Marley Gibbons ● Politics ● June 30, 2011

Official Saudi reaction to the women’s driving campaign may be taking a harsher turn, with five women arrested this week. As usual, the e-mail alert about the situation came from Change.org, which is supporting the cause every way it can.