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.

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.

Three new exciting exchange visits have be

This weekend 16 women from the Arab region will be coming to Copenhagen to attend and contribute to a seminar on shelter services. The seminar is the third out of four and the last one is planned for Beirut later this year. Read more about the programme here.

We have recieved a number of interesting reports focusing on the services provided for women victims of violence in Arab countries. The Egypt violence against women study - literature review of violence against women is from April 2009, but still of interest.

During May and June Danner hosted two delegations from Morocco, one group of judges from the Moroccan courts and another of social workers employed in recently established reception centres for women and children exposed to domestic violence

The Nejma Centre run by the Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc ADFM just released the first issue of their new online newsletter