Issues and Analysis
Egypt: "Women Will Benefit From Secularism" Nawal el-Saadawi
Controversy stalks dissident writer Nawal El-Saadawi, whose views on women and religion have put her at odds with Egyptian conservatives.
Read more...A Homophobic Ugandan State As "Purpose-Driven Nation"?
An experiment in right-wing Christian social thought, Uganda is poised to pass anti-gay legislation. Will the US senate leverage its weight in opposition?
Read more...Vatican’s Come-Hither to Anglicans: A Theological Scandal
While the Catholic Church is touting its warm welcome to conservative Anglicans, it’s also a simple union of those who reject gay and women’s ordination.
Read more...Bahati’s bill: A convenient distraction for Uganda's government
On 14 October 2009 the Hon. David Bahati (MP, Ndorwa County West, Kabale) tabled a private-members bill before the Ugandan parliament titled the 'Anti-Homosexuality Bill'.
Read more...Women Address Climate Change by Connecting the Dots
Since long before the issue garnered adequate concern on the world stage, women have been resisting, mitigating and even reversing the impacts of climate change, primarily at the local level. Moreover, not only do women tend to care for the environment, but they do so in a way that reflects how it is connected to the economy and livelihoods, health and social well-being.
Read more...Egypt: Niqab Debate - Divided Scholars
Hijab, chador, burqa or niqab? The veiling of Muslim women continues to provoke controversy. This time it is the niqab, or face veil, at the center of the conflict-charged fundamental debate.
Read more...Fighting for women's rights in Iran
How the One Million Signatures campaign, winner of this year's Raw in War Anna Politkovskaya award, aims to change Iranian society
Read more...Bahati’s bill: A convenient distraction for Uganda's government
As Ugandan MP David Bahati spearheads a campaign around the adoption of the homophobic 'Bahati's bill', Solome Nakaweesi-Kimbugwe and Frank Mugisha call for an unwavering rejection of a piece of legislation entirely against the interests of wider Ugandan society.
Read more...Women and Radicalisation in Kyrgyzstan
Asia Report N°176: Executive Summary
Kyrgyzstan’s increasingly authoritarian government is adopting a counter-productive approach to the country’s growing radicalisation.
Read more...Uganda: Proposed Legislation Attacks LGBT People and their Defenders
IGLHRC expresses grave concern about ongoing detentions in Uganda based on charges of homosexuality, and calls for the dismissal of a bill that would severely curtail the rights of LGBT people and their defenders.
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