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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Saudi Arabia launches women's football league |
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Feb 1, 2020 |
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With a knock on the door, Egypt aims to turn families greener |
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Lebanon: Prosecutor refuses to file homosexuality charges |
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Dec 2, 2019 |
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HIV campaign tackles sex taboos in S.Sudan |
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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LGBTQ, women’s rights part of uprising conversation |
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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WhatsApp: Essential but controversial tool in Mideast |
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Child marriage a stunting development |
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Oct 7, 2019 |
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Saudi Arabia allows unmarried foreign couples to rent hotel rooms |
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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For Kurdish Iraqi women entrepreneurs, persistence pays off |
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Regional campaign aims to stop violence against women |
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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Journalists protest financial difficulties in Lebanon |
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Harassed Moroccan women shun beach for new Rabat pool |
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Aug 2, 2019 |
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Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male 'guardian' approval |
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Parliament to discuss women’s rights plans |
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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Toward a culture of volunteering |
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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NGOs voice fears of increased scrutiny |
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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Emotional agility training for Syrian women refugees |
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Jul 5, 2019 |
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Civil marriage stalled at Interior Ministry: newlyweds |
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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Children of Lebanese mothers exempted from work permits |
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Activists take hard line on nationality law proposals |
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Netflix's first Arabic original sparks backlash on home turf |
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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New nationality law proposal finds support despite criticisms |
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May 25, 2019 |
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Achieving gender equality in elections |
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Disability NGOs threaten to strike, close if govt doesn’t pay up |
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NCLW launches legal database on women |
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Workshop a model for sustainability |
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May 23, 2019 |
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Lebanon: NGOs sued over Litani pollution crackdown |
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May 21, 2019 |
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Lebanon’s kafala system explained |
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May 18, 2019 |
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Debate rumbles over plans for anti-sexual harassment law |
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May 14, 2019 |
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Women pick up threads of shattered lives in Mosul |
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HRW calls for probe into detainee’s death |
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May 11, 2019 |
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Rage in Egypt as Christian women told to cover up |
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Yazidis to accept children of Daesh rape into community |
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Ministry ends contracts with 20 social care NGOs |
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Amnesty International slams Lebanon’s kafala system |
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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LGBTQ protections progressing in courts – not Parliament |
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NGO launches contract annex for domestic workers |
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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UN rights reporting process gets started |
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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No easy solutions at Waste Management Expo |
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Apr 9, 2019 |
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Jordan raises 'exceptional' marriage age from 15 to 16 |
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Apr 2, 2019 |
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Racing toward gender equality |
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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Women protest personal status laws outside Parliament |
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Mar 23, 2019 |
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Mentoring program aims to empower rural Lebanese female entrepreneurs |
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Municipalities swap stories of social stability programs |
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MPs in ‘heated discussion’ on child marriage |
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Govt urged to pay special needs NGO |
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Hundreds protest citizenship law |
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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More abused women seek help: NGO |
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USAID launches $80M project for vulnerable Lebanese communities |
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Grassroots work key to preventing violent extremism |
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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Women’s participation in research lagging |
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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Hundreds march to mark women’s day |
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Mar 7, 2019 |
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Women in Lebanon: Unreached potential for growth |
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Mar 6, 2019 |
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Evolving perspectives on women and security |
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Mar 5, 2019 |
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Egypt’s top sheikh calls polygamy ‘injustice,’ draws debate |
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"She said she'd blow herself up first": Hope dims on Yazidis |
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Disability NGOs cashless for a year |
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Hundreds march in Beirut against child marriage |
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Activists: Media laws to get needed reform |
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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Women candidates report violence, assault |
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Lebanese think country going in wrong direction: survey |
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Feb 25, 2019 |
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For civil marriage: Protesters call for option on home soil |
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NGO launches competition to fight celebratory, random gunfire |
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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Lebanese named 2019 female science laureate |
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Hassan in hot water for civil marriage support |
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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Lawmaker who changed Jordan's rape law takes on child marriage |
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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Lebanese Rights group complains to U.N. over LGBT crackdown |
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Feb 9, 2019 |
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Eleven-year-old boy found hanged in refugee camp |
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Italian, Lebanese organizations launch prison project to protect vulnerable inmates |
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Feb 8, 2019 |
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Data sheds light on perceptions of women in Lebanese politics |
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Feb 7, 2019 |
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Women MPs from region talk quotas, barriers |
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Feb 5, 2019 |
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Saudi Arabia to address abuse of male guardianship system |
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After surviving Daesh, Yazidi women ask to go home |
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Committee talks domestic violence law |
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Feb 4, 2019 |
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Pope in historic visit to UAE to highlight religious freedom |
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Feb 2, 2019 |
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Catholicism in the Arabian Peninsula countries |
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State ministry name changed after outcry |
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The problem with labels: The women’s ministry controversy |
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Feb 1, 2019 |
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Mixed-faith marriage as a way of life in Dubai |
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Memorandum to increase women's political participation signed |
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Jan 31, 2019 |
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‘Backpack’ helps refugees safeguard academic records |
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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Local initiatives help fight bullying in Egypt’s schools |
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Jan 29, 2019 |
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Outrage as UAE gives all its 'gender balance' awards to men |
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Egypt 'pardons Briton' jailed for smuggling painkillers |
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Pressure forces LGBTQ events out |
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Jan 26, 2019 |
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20 inmates in Lebanese prison released after UAE pays off bail, unpaid fines |
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Turning rhetoric about gender equality into action with data |
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Workshops say ‘NO’ to violence on social media |
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Right time for more research from Lebanon: NGO chief |
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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Finland pledges $4.2M to kids in Lebanon |
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Boosting women’s economic empowerment |
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Jan 21, 2019 |
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Lebanon: Demonstrators decry worsening living conditions |
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Single female voice at Arab summit says it was ‘strange’ |
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Promises, skepticism at women’s empowerment conference |
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Lebanon: Religious courts, international law clash in custody case |
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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Women’s commission signs memos on gender equality |
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Lebanese NGOs find new ways to raise money |
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Jan 14, 2019 |
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Egypt university expels female student for hugging male friend |
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Student campaign against migrant abuse honored |
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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Thai police: Canada, Australia willing to accept Saudi woman |
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Lebanon: Amendments to Law 293 to be examined |
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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Taking action to solve the water crisis in Beirut |
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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Relentless attempts to end wartime sexual violence |
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Dec 10, 2018 |
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Adultery law favors men: activists |
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Women to get equal representation on UAE advisory council |
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Child marriage is a women, peace, security concern |
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Dec 4, 2018 |
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We can still save the Litani River |
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Ending the death machine that is femicide |
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Nov 9, 2018 |
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Experts start campaign against gay ‘conversion therapy’ |
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Lebanon: Future plans new nationality law |
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Oct 3, 2018 |
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Activists: Officials tried to shut gender conference |
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Oct 1, 2018 |
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Examining the global cost of domestic violence |
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The tough task of normalizing and legalizing abortion |
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Sep 24, 2018 |
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Drawing lines on freedom of speech |
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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Majority of Lebanese oppose child marriage, favor law forbidding the practice: study |
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Al-Azhar: All sexual harassment forbidden |
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Aug 8, 2018 |
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Couples in Tunisia unable to wed despite law change |
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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NGOs, activists welcome move on drug rehab option |
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Saudis tackle driving onslaught of sexism |
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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Saudi women take the wheel as long-standing driving ban ends |
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Lebanon: Hundreds demand women’s right to pass on nationality |
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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The Asia-Pacific gender-parity imperative |
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Greener, greater cities; a call for effective action |
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Jun 5, 2018 |
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First group of Saudi women receive driving licenses |
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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Morocco struggles to curb rise in underage marriages |
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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National Day for Students with Learning Difficulties |
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Apr 3, 2018 |
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Saudi Arabia outlaws spying on spouse's phone |
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Mar 26, 2018 |
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Open classrooms to children with disabilities |
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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Lebanon: Activists reject Bassil proposal for passing on nationality |
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Mar 17, 2018 |
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My right for my vote: Women’s rally gets political |
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To the U.N. Commissionon the Status of Women |
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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March: The Lebanese women’s month |
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Mar 8, 2018 |
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Working for women in Lebanon but still more to be done |
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The business case for working toward gender equality |
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Equal pay – the next stage of women’s emancipation? |
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The game needs your skin |
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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Saudi women can now open businesses without male permission |
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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Muslims can celebrate Valentine's Day: Saudi Arabian religious leader |
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Apr 8, 2017 |
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Lebanon: Parties seek to amend domestic violence law |
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Aug 17, 2015 |
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Syria: Human Rights Activist Yara Badr honoured for her work |
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Jul 28, 2015 |
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Progress in women’s empowerment stalled by regional crises |
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Jun 22, 2015 |
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Jolie decries ‘explosion of suffering’ after visiting refugees in Turkey |
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Mar 5, 2015 |
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GNRD-Amman interviewed Dr. Suleiman Sweiss on Human Rights and Development By Sulaiman Sweiss |
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Mar 2, 2015 |
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Could Lebanon’s activists follow in Greek footsteps? |
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Nov 10, 2014 |
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Aleppo girl stars in YouTube show on war |
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Mar 8, 2014 |
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Equality and justice in the courtroom |
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Female activist says secret to success is time management |
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Jan 30, 2014 |
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Artist behind iconic Syria banners shot |
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Jan 29, 2014 |
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Ill woman abandoned by employers |
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Female activist’s road from prison to Geneva |
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Oct 10, 2013 |
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Emad Siyam R.I.P |
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Saudi women in top council want debate on driving |
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Sep 10, 2013 |
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App developer hopes to provide Way to Safety |
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Sep 2, 2013 |
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البعد السوري يضيف زخماً إلى ليالي الحظر وأمسيات الحشد |
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May 31, 2013 |
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Alliance: 43 women have registered for Lebanon elections |
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May 21, 2013 |
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Lebanon’s women are absent from public discourse |
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Jan 11, 2013 |
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Women’s group demands role in electoral debate |
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Dec 17, 2012 |
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The Scream: Yemeni women make their voices heard |
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Dec 12, 2012 |
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Campaigners raise domestic violence issues |
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Dec 10, 2012 |
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In Yemen trading girls is economical |
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Nov 28, 2012 |
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Women rights campaign tackles gender roles |
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Nov 23, 2012 |
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Lebanon to introduce biometric passports |
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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Lebanese activists to enter politics |
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Nov 5, 2012 |
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Apathy not on the agenda for Lebanese youth |
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Oct 13, 2012 |
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Advertisement mocking Chidiac sparks outrage |
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Calls mount for female political representation |
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Oct 10, 2012 |
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U.N. and Arab Women TV launch new program |
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MEA fires female employee involved in racist incident |
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Sep 21, 2012 |
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Women leaders meet to tackle gender inequality |
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Sep 20, 2012 |
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Activists say they were beaten by security forces |
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Sep 11, 2012 |
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Seven women elected to Druze Spiritual Council |
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Sep 3, 2012 |
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Hijab makes first foray into Egypt state television |
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Aug 14, 2012 |
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Social drama ‘The Team’ confronts sectarianism |
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Jul 12, 2012 |
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Palestinian women battle to break into business |
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May 31, 2012 |
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Egyptian women’s rights on the backburner |
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May 24, 2012 |
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The tales of 1001 nights in a Lebanese women’s prison |
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May 18, 2012 |
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Tourism Ministry bans discrimination at beaches |
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Goals of National Strategy for Women |
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Arab women gather to discuss activism amid popular upheavals |
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May 8, 2012 |
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The march for secularism |
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May 7, 2012 |
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Laique Pride marches for secularism, women's rights |
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May 4, 2012 |
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SKeyes: 1 journalist dies every 12 days in Levant |
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Lebanon rates poorly in report on media |
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May 2, 2012 |
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People voice grievances on Labor Ministry's hacked website |
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Apr 3, 2012 |
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Egypt revolution graffiti brings down barricades |
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Apr 2, 2012 |
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Ain’t that a bitch? |
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Mar 1, 2012 |
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LF threatens to pull MP from domestic violence subcommittee |
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From the palace to the protest |
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Feb 20, 2012 |
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Lebanese demonstrate for legal protection against domestic violence |
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UAE grants citizenship to 1,117 'foreign' children |
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Jan 25, 2012 |
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Women and the revolution |
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Jan 17, 2012 |
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Political Islam, women’s rights on the table at ESCWA talks |
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Jan 16, 2012 |
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Hundreds of Lebanese men and women march against rape |
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Jan 15, 2012 |
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The Revolution Will Be Blogged |
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Jan 11, 2012 |
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Partisan politics migrates to Twitter |
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New Arab Woman Forum takes on Arab Spring |
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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Arab artists, intellectuals call for confronting censorship |
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Dec 17, 2011 |
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Conference participants tackle censorship issues in the Levant Censorship |
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Dec 16, 2011 |
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AUB prepares to release report into allegations of corruption |
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Dec 10, 2011 |
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Conference highlights domestic violence issue |
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Activists see little progress on human rights in Lebanon |
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Dec 5, 2011 |
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MPs, NGOs clash over marital rape terminology |
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Nov 26, 2011 |
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Watchdog urges care with fielding female journalists after Cairo assault |
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The marriage exception |
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The women of Tahrir Square |
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Nov 24, 2011 |
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Rights group slams removal of marital rape clause from law |
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Nude awakening |
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Nov 18, 2011 |
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Nude female blogger sparks Egypt outrage |
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Nov 13, 2011 |
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Reform group calls for adoption of expat vote law |
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Nov 10, 2011 |
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Politicians tweet into microblogging arena |
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Oct 26, 2011 |
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Media professionals warn against Internet censorship |
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Electoral districts and PR voting at the forefront in Lebanon |
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Oct 25, 2011 |
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Social media: the new school for Bahrainis |
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Charbel’s electoral law |
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Oct 21, 2011 |
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Saudi and Chicago women are on the same wavelength |
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Women’s rights activists set to wage new campaign |
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59 percent of Lebanese favor system of proportional representation |
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Oct 20, 2011 |
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Egyptian film needs more stories about women |
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Al-Jazira et le soutien du Qatar au printemps arabe |
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Oct 18, 2011 |
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Men join the fight for women’s rights |
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Oct 17, 2011 |
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Arab Spring finds way into classroom discussions |
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Oct 12, 2011 |
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Lebanese Civil Gathering prepares for its launch |
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Oct 11, 2011 |
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Workshop calls for abolition of capital punishment in Lebanon |
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Charbel presents draft electoral law |
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Oct 7, 2011 |
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Christian gathering to address Arab Spring |
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Bloggers inspire change beyond Arab Spring |
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Oct 3, 2011 |
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Arab Spring bloggers to meet in Tunis |
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Sep 28, 2011 |
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Why don’t women fight back? |
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HRW urges Jordan to protect migrant workers |
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Sep 27, 2011 |
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Reform groups rally in favor of proportional representation following stall in negotiations |
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Sep 24, 2011 |
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Christian leaders fail to agree on electoral reform |
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Sep 19, 2011 |
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Interior minister promises series of reforms |
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Activism at the click of a button |
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Sep 16, 2011 |
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USAID promises to empower civil society groups |
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Sep 14, 2011 |
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Saudi tycoon to launch news channel in 2012 |
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Women volunteers proudly do their bit for Libya revolution |
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Sep 13, 2011 |
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Charbel: Electoral law nearly drafted |
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Sep 7, 2011 |
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Civil marriages on the rise amongst Lebanese |
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Sep 3, 2011 |
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Ban Ki-moon invites Lebanese for Q&A session |
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Aug 26, 2011 |
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Diaspora voting may be feasible in 2013 |
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Aug 22, 2011 |
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Slim chance for key reform in 2013 election law |
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Aug 17, 2011 |
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Reform campaign urges proportional representation |
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Aug 10, 2011 |
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House to receive new electoral law in September |
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Aug 4, 2011 |
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Women’s Council defends draft law to criminalize domestic violence |
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Activists demand further prison reforms |
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Jul 28, 2011 |
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Activists lobby to change nationality law |
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Jul 27, 2011 |
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Committee studies draft laws to help Lebanese women in workplace |
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Egypt women demand equal rights in new charter |
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Women US senators press Saudi king on driving ban |
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Jul 26, 2011 |
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Sleiman voices support for civil personal status laws |
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Jul 22, 2011 |
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Election reform NGO furious at its exclusion |
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Egypt women work to protect rights from Islamist groups |
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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Diaspora discusses ties, weapons and votes in next election |
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Electoral reform group warns of slow progress |
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Jul 20, 2011 |
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The Syrian revolution in sketches |
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Jul 8, 2011 |
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Lebanon gets failing grade on MDGs |
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HRW urges Parliament pass domestic violence bill |
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HRW urges acceptance of women’s rights draft law |
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Jul 7, 2011 |
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He loves her but he hits her ! |
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‘No God’ film angers Salafists and incites secular tensions in Tunis |
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Jul 6, 2011 |
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Study: Nonregistered Palestinian refugees are impoverished, marginalized and vulnerable |
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Jun 24, 2011 |
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U.N. sets example with law on domestic workers |
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Qabbani rejects draft law against domestic violence as Western idea !! |
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Jun 22, 2011 |
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Most physical abuse of women occurs at home, report shows |
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Media key to empowering women: experts |
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Jun 16, 2011 |
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Activist highlights women’s rights in Islam |
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Jun 14, 2011 |
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Activists: New Lebanese Cabinet is a step back for women’s rights and gender equality |
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Jun 9, 2011 |
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In Saudi Arabia, Lingerie Reveals All |
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Lebanon tweets above its regional weight |
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Raghida Dergham on risks, motherhood and Arab Spring |
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Jun 8, 2011 |
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Lebanon: Electoral draft law fields radical reforms |
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Jun 4, 2011 |
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The woes of a Lebanese woman who chose to marry a foreigner |
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May 25, 2011 |
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Syria's cyberdissidents fight from abroad |
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Activists push for Saudi woman driver’s release |
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May 23, 2011 |
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Saudi woman arrested for challenging driving ban |
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May 21, 2011 |
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Parliamentary committees approve measures to further female equality |
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May 19, 2011 |
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Water shortages worst in Middle East and Africa, study shows |
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May 17, 2011 |
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Laique demonstrators call for secular state |
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May 12, 2011 |
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Restless UAE youth question high cost of political silence |
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May 11, 2011 |
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A Gay Girl in Damascus: Lesbian Blogger Becomes Syrian Hero |
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May 6, 2011 |
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Media heroes |
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Press suffers from politics, lack of legal protection |
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May 5, 2011 |
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Laws to protect migrant workers close: Philippines ambassador |
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May 4, 2011 |
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Syria and the media: It's complicated |
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Libya's unshackled youth find voice in media |
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May 3, 2011 |
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Activists protest against demolition of Beirut buildings |
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Lebanon tops the Arab world in levels of press freedom |
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Migrant workers take to Beirut streets to decry poor treatment |
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May 2, 2011 |
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Kadhafi caricature flourishes in rebel capital |
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