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Guidelines for the exchange fund in Arabic

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Guidelines for the exchange fund in English

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Behind the Doors - through the eyes of women survivors of violence

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The lebanese organisation KAFA presented in december 2009 an exhibition BEHIND THE DOORS as part of the the 16 Days Campaign of Activism against Gender Violence.

Women and Men - hand in hand against violence

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Men must be part of the equation in any effective fight to end violence against women in the Arab world, say Oxfam GB and the lebanese women's rights organization KAFA.

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Tunisian Government Joins Effort to Combat Domestic Abuse

As high rates of violence against women continue to plague Tunisian society, the government is making an effort to join the national movement to protect women.

Read more at tunisia-live.net

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One in three women subject to violence: Morocco

Half of the violence against women in Morocco comes from their own husbands, a situation that needs to change, a minister from the North African nation said Monday. Read more at al-akhbar.com

Also, read 'Morocco addresses violence against women' about a regional conference on the prevention of violence against women that opened Monday in Rabat at magharebia.com

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Muslim women's groups warn of salafist threat

The fight to protect the hard-won rights of Muslim women continues. But women's NGOs feel that pressure must be maintained and stepped up in the wake of the Arab Spring, as salafism makes inroads into the Sahel.  

Read more at magharebia.com

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Religionsmisbrug - Libyens kvinders største udfordring

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Den unge libyske kvinderettighedsforkæmper Alaa Murabit ser sin religion som den største hindring for kvinders rettigheder i hele den arabiske verden. Men hun mener også, at religionen kan blive kvindernes største styrke, hvis de bruger den rigtigt.
Forfatter: Sofie Hviid. Foto: Jens Juul
Udgivet: 14-08-2012

I februar fejede en lille, lilla revolution gennem Libyen. Lilla i alle afskygninger og mønstre prydede kvindernes hovedtørklæder, og butikker satte lilla skilte op i vinduerne. Mænd, gamle som unge, trak i lilla slips eller smed et lilla tørklæde om skuldrene for at vise deres støtte til kampagnen Purple Hijab Day.



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Clerics to mull whether Syrian women can abort pregnancies from rape

Syrian women raped by gang-like militia or forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad should be allowed to undergo abortion according to a Saudi cleric. 
Sheikh Ali al-Maliki described rape as one of the most heinous crimes against women and one that is worse than murder. “A body’s scars can heal but scars of the soul stay,” he told Al Arabiya. 

Read more at alarabiya.net

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UN lauds UAE’s anti-human trafficking drive

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has credited the good mission of Shelters for Women and Children (EWA’A) for the best health, psychological and legal assistance and services provided to children and women victims of human trafficking.

Read more at khaleejtimes.com