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Female Arab leaders met in Jordan this week to discuss women, peace and security. In Texas, an abortion law was reinstated, requiring doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
As the U.N. superagency loses its founding leader, participants at the Commission on the Status of Women expect the fight between conservative and progressive factions to intensify over sexual orientation, reproductive rights and even domestic violence.
Egypt’s Azza El Garf, a longstanding female representative of the Muslim Brotherhood, strays from women’s rights activists and opposes illegalization of genital cutting. She also carves a separate path on issues such as divorce and family.
A year after the toppling of Mubarak, women’s rights activists confront a sobering landscape. With Islamist parties taking control, it’s important to note the difference between ultra-conservative Salafis and the Muslim Brotherhood.