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Arab Spring

Female Arab Spring Protestors Push Broad Agenda

By: Maryam Jamshidi | October 19, 2013

Women’s groups in the region have embedded their desire for certain rights within larger calls for social justice, says Maryam Jamshidi in this excerpt from “The Future of the Arab Spring.” She cites examples in Yemen and Egypt.

Arts & Culture

Female Pols Led Shutdown’s End; Sex Traffic Reported

By: WeNews Staff | October 19, 2013

Female politicians were said to get most of the credit for ending the government shutdown. The first-ever European Union human trafficking report was also released.

child brides

Female Bishops Gain in Wales; Child Bride Dies

By: WeNews Staff | September 13, 2013

The Church in Wales opened the door to female bishops; in Yemen, an 8-year-old died from internal injuries after her wedding night.

Abortion

Malawi Prez Pushes Repro Rights; Yemenis Worse Off

By: WeNews Staff | September 28, 2012

 
Malawi President Joyce Banda (left) and Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at a women’s rights event.
 

Arts & Culture

Court Halts Abortion Law; Yemenis Attack Veil-less

By: WeNews Staff | May 5, 2012

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Arts & Culture

Yemen Could Seize Moment to Ban Child Marriage

By: Nadya Khalife | 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.

Arts & Culture

Minoui Reveals Saga of Yemen Divorce at Age 10

By: Anna Louie Sussman | July 16, 2010

Delphine Minoui’s book, now out in English, puts the reader in the shoes of a Yemeni girl married at age 10. When the girl divorced her husband, she spotlighted the sufferings of child brides. Book royalties now support the ex-bride and her parents.

Politics

Yemeni Activists Couple Contraception With Islam

By: Anna Louie Sussman | March 13, 2007

Yemen has scored enormous success in reducing maternal mortality rates and increasing contraception use. Advocates turned to religious leaders to help get out the message. Third in a series on women changing religious institutions and practices.

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