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House OKs Peace Corps Abortions; Libyan Activist Slain

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● June 27, 2014

The Republican-controlled House committee approved an extension of abortion coverage to Peace Corp volunteers. Also this week, a human rights activist in Benghazi was assassinated.

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Pakistani Climbs for Change; Syrian Refugees Assaulted

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● November 30, 2013

Samina Baig, the first Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest, is planning to climb to the summits of seven major peaks for women’s empowerment. In Lebanon, female refugees who escaped Syria’s conflict say they have been sexually harassed.

New Middle East Needs Fusion of Islam and Feminism

By Isobel Coleman ● Uncategorized ● March 23, 2013

As the Middle East reconfigures politically, post Arab Spring, women are fighting for their rights, but not at the expense of their faith, says Isobel Coleman in the new preface of her book “Paradise Beneath Her Feet.”

Two Years Later, Arab Women Weigh Ongoing Risks

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● December 14, 2012

Two years after the start of the Arab Spring, Hajer Naili interviews three post-revolutionary women about the increasingly radical Islamist forces that are smothering their hopes. “I don’t even know what their aims are,” says one woman.

Libyan Congress 17% Female; Profits Up, Wages Down

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● July 21, 2012

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Libyan Elections Give Women a 17% Starting Point

By Dominique Soguel ● Uncategorized ● July 19, 2012

Women’s representation in Libya was bolstered by a “zipper system” calling for male-female parity in parties’ lists of candidates. In a surprise, a liberal coalition edged out Islamists. “Women don’t want to wear the niqab,” says a women’s rights leader.