When a wave of protesters took to the streets in the Yemeni city of Taiz this week, a mass of black-clad women once again stood out in the crowd. To […]
Tag: Arab Spring
Post-Split, Will North Sudan’s Women Be Left Behind?
The establishment of the Republic of South Sudan came with high hopes that it might improve the lives of women there. But women’s rights activists in the country left behind–the […]
Iraqi Feminists Sexually Assaulted During Pro-Democracy Protests
In Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on Friday, four women participating in a pro-democracy demonstration were molested and beaten by government-sponsored protesters who swarmed the square. Those assaulted were a part of a […]
Women of the Arab Spring
By Robin Morgan The Middle East’s pro-democracy uprisings may well be the latest in a long line of gifts (algebra, soap, even the fork) that Arab civilizations have given the […]
Women Rise to the Challenge in the Arab Spring
The scene would have had most Americans readjusting their television sets—or their preconceived notions about Arab society. In the April sun, throngs of protesters washed over the streets of the […]
Women of the World: The Internet is Yours! (If You Can Access It)
Blogging sparks activism, but I’m under the firm belief that these are not forms of activism in and of itself. The people doing the activist work are working from the […]
What Happened on March 8 in Tahrir Square
Several hundred women gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for International Women’s Day on Tuesday, demanding equal rights in a “new Egypt.” But the event–part celebration, part demonstration–soon turned violent when […]