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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.
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.
The Church in Wales opened the door to female bishops; in Yemen, an 8-year-old died from internal injuries after her wedding night.
Malawi President Joyce Banda (left) and Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at a women’s rights event.
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.
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.
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.
