by admin_HRWF | Nov 2, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
A 13-year-old girl was recently forced to wear the hijab at her school in Egypt, which prompted a wave of condemnation that revealed similar practices across the country. Al-Monitor (30.10.2020) – https://bit.ly/3mLP73K – Controversy has recently...
by admin_HRWF | Jun 17, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Ever since last week, Turkish women have been giving their male counterparts a taste of sexist remarks by switching sex in popular sayings or political statements. By Nazlan Ertan Al-Monitor (10.06.2020) – https://bit.ly/2NieHhb – An...
by admin_HRWF | May 19, 2020 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
A prominent actor’s disclosure about his daughter’s transition has been met with a rare show of support in a conservative society with little tolerance for gender nonconformity. By Shahira Amin Al-Monitor (12.05.2020) – https://bit.ly/3e2VOKr –...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 16, 2020 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
By Amel al-Hilali Al-Monitor (10.03.2020) – https://bit.ly/33mhhcS – In a first for Tunisia and the Arab world, Shams, an association founded in early 2015 to defend LGBTQ rights, was granted legal protection in a ruling handed down Feb. 21 by...
