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- MA Development Studies (Major in Women, Gender and Development and Minor in Child and Youth Studies in Haag)
- Institute of Social Studies, The University in Hague- Holland in 2007-2008
- Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law- Diploma in the Equal Status and Human Rights of women in the Middle East and North Africa in 2006-2007
“When you look at the reports that are published each year about gender, the first thing that is always mentioned is the low level of participation by women within the Jordanian labour market. Women are always criticised for not working, despite being so well educated – and men are criticised for not allowing the women to work,” tells 26-year-old Jordanian feminist, Hiba Kandalaft.