by Michel Abu Najm | Oct 24, 2016 | Features
Barcelona- More than 400 women from 40 Mediterranean and European countries met in Barcelona for two days as part of the third Women Forum entitled “Women of the Mediterranean: Development Incentive, Stability Polar” organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UFM)....
by Adil Alsalmi | Dec 31, 2015 | World
Around 1,000 political and civil activists expressed support, in an open letter to the Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, for the Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Shahindokht Moulaverdi, who was attacked by “Yalsarat weekly” extremist magazine. The...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 16, 2015 | Middle East
Riyadh and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia on Monday once again defended its judiciary and human rights record, in response to recent comments by Sweden’s foreign minister that have led to a diplomatic rift between the two nations, and warned it could reconsider...
by Jamal Al-Qassas | Jan 26, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Female activists in Baghdad have established Women for a Civil Iraq, an organization that aims to promote Iraqi civil culture, preserve human rights and freedom of expression, and promote the separation of religion from politics in the...
by Sara Rabea | Nov 14, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—For Egyptians, the word, “El-Shakmageya,” conjures up images of a grandmother presenting her soon-to-be-wed granddaughter with an intricately decorated wooden box filled with the family’s trinkets and heirlooms. The...
