This article was originally published by NPR. A group called the Initiative for Inclusive Security, which recently hosted its eighth annual conference in Washington, wants to increase political participation among women in “high conflict” and post-conflict areas. The conferences allow women leaders to learn skills from each other as well as from other political and […]
This article was originally published by Women’s eNews. Mariam Alsadig Almahdi is an ex-combatant in Sudan, a medical doctor, a mother of six and a current high-ranking official in Sudanese party politics. Now she can add one more line to her lengthy resume: U.S. lobbyist. Almahdi, the general secretary assistant for communications in Sudan’s Umma […]
This article was originally published by Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. As Iraq’s first post-Saddam minister of the environment, Dr. Mishkat al-Moumin MPA06 has had to overcome her share of challenges: building a ministry from scratch, defying death threats and surviving attacks on her life, all while helping her country overcome years of environmental abuse. […]
This article was originally published by The Christian Science Monitor. When the farming tribes of Darfur took up arms more than two years ago against what they saw as a neglectful Arab-dominated government, Samia Ahmed Nihar’s brothers, uncles, and male cousins joined the struggle. But as a lecturer in development studies at Khartoum University in […]
This article was originally published by Voice of America. This past week, a meeting of Sudanese women from across the political spectrum ended in Khartoum urging that women be included at all levels of governance and peace making. The meeting was arranged by The Initiative for Inclusive Security – a program of Hunt Alternatives Fund […]
This article first appeared in the Women’s UN Report Network. Everyone needs a hero. Anna Politkovskaya was mine. And others’. In addition to the 2005 Civil Courage Prize, she received the Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women’s Media Foundation in 2002, as well as prizes from the Overseas Press Club and Amnesty International. […]
This article was originally published by The Harvard Crimson. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a member of Dutch Parliament and human rights activist, addressed issues ranging from the culture of arranged marriages to the compatibility of Islam with open societies in Western Europe at several venues across campus yesterday. She began her tour at the Harvard Coop, […]
This article was originally published by The Washington Times. Despite International Women’s Day celebrations today, women in Iran still struggle for basic rights. The country’s conservative authorities forbid women from simple activities such as watching the World Cup qualifying soccer game live in a stadium. More prominent are restrictions on their legal and civil rights. […]
This article was originally published by Scripps Howard News Service. One way to get to know a country is through an extraordinary person. And in a remote land whose best known figure lived more than 700 years ago, it takes a real star to draw you into the intricacies of the place. In 2004, an […]
This article was originally published by Voice of America. Even if they don’t carry guns, women in war zones around the world pay the high cost of armed conflicts. They witness the loss of family members. They struggle to support their children and sustain life in their communities under dangerous conditions. But they can also […]
