Research, documentation and information on gender related issues
Female Genital Mutilation - a sizzling topic in the Omani blogosphere
“They’ll tell you ‘it’s only a small cut’ to ‘clean’ the area. Who are you kidding?!”
Mideastposts-blogger Dhofari Gucci in her own words has her blood boiling over a cause that is currently widely discussed in the Omani blogosphere – circumcision of girls – often executed by women – and according to the writer highly practised in Oman. Her appeal is first and foremost directed at the authorities – the Ministry of Health – to take real action against what should be perceived a crime and a violation of human rights.
A personal record on polygamy
“In many cases men take on a second or third wife to show off their wealth or to produce more sons who will carry on the family name. (…) A large number of polygamists marry women half their age to help the men feel 'young' again. That seems to be the most common reason. (…)Most polygamists take on a second wife after they hit 40 or 50 and realise they're not getting any younger.” ¨
These are extracts from a personal account from Susan Mubarak, frequent contributor to the Omani Muscatdaily.com about her personal experiences from inside a polygamist family.
“The big question is, does polygamy really work? In my opinion the answer is a big no,” she continues.
Images of women to replace commercials on billboards
Where pedestrians and drivers are usually met by advertisements for perfume, telephone companies or fashion brands, the faces of a number of highly un-commercial women will be greeting those occupying the streets of Ramallah from From 10 February – 10 March 2012. The women, depicted on billboard sized photos, are the essence of the Danish supported project “Ehna men hon” (we are from here) by 5 Palestinian women artists celebrating International Women’s Day (March8th) in their expressive manner.
Professional and regionally customized on-line advice for new Arab mothers and fathers
How do you feed, nurse, talk to and stimulate your newly born baby in the most sensible way, and how do you prepare optimally on parenthood during pregnancy and upon delivery? Those are questions that new Arab mothers and mothers to be have now a new source of answers to – apart from the advice that your own family and relatives can offer.
The new source is online and compiled of expertise and advice offered by professionals, such as physicians, nutritionists and psychologists. The Egypt-based website SuperMama was launched last fall by Yasmine al-Mehairy and Zeinab Samir. It is in Arabic and English and unique in the manner that its content is adjusted to fit Arabs' normal lifestyles. A vital point in the formation process of the site was a 3-month internship training in Denmark in entrpreneurship.
Changing Masculinities
Changing Masculinities, Changing Communities is two workshops that took place in Cairo and in Copenhagen in 2010, and a corpus of products resulting from these workshops.
Blogging Women
A grop of women bloggers have met at workshops in Cairo and Amman, have written on joint themes and jointly contributed to an international conference in Copenhagen: Cyberactivism - Changing the World? The activities are supported and facilitated by Danish Pen, DCCD (Danish Center for Culture and Development) and KVINFO.
Fund for Dialogue and Cooperation
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About Library and Documentation Centre at Sana’a University
Yemen is one of the world’s poorest countries. In the battle against poverty, gender is a key element to address when providing aid. Focusing on gender will ensure that women are included as an important resource contributing to the country’s development.
About Who is She Database
The competencies held by many women are often overlooked, both in the media and in the business community, despite the fact that there are many professional and very well-educated women who are at the top of their fields. In Denmark, KVINFO’s database of women professionals acts as an effective tool to make women’s competencies visible to the public at large.
About Gender and Women’s Rights
The regional programme on Gender and Women’s Rights is based on the cooperation between KVINFO and a number of Danish and Arab partners.