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Being a woman in Gaza
Women in Gaza rise above Israel’s blockade every day, and continue to thrive despite high unemployment rates and collapsing infrastructure. By Qamar Taha Over the past two years, I got to know dozens of extraordinary women from the Gaza Strip; entrepreneurial, creative, socially committed women who managed to build impressive careers despite the many difficulties…
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March 8, 2019
With U.S. aid cuts, Palestinian women pay biggest price
For years, the United States was the largest aid donor to Palestinians. With funding to health, education and sanitation programs brought to a sudden halt, it’s women and girls who are hit the hardest. When Nawal’s husband had to stop working two years ago due to severe stomach pains, she became the family’s primary provider. Nawal, who asked…
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Henriette Chacar
February 7, 2019
The many costs Palestinian women pay to fight oppression
As if defying gender norms in their own communities isn’t enough, Palestinian women are forced to fight prejudices and racism masking themselves as feminism in Israel and the West. By Anwar Mhajne Tens of thousands of women protested against gender violence in Israel earlier this month, demanding the allocation of more resources to combat it.…
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December 12, 2018
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Women speak out against harassment in Gaza
‘I didn’t know what to do. He kept insisting, so I felt that I had to answer him to make him stop, I told him that I’m married and have three kids but he didn’t believe me.’ A report about the women no longer willing to stay silent and the difficulties they face. By Mohammed…
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November 22, 2017
A big step forward, and another step back in Saudi Arabia
The public role of women in Saudi life has expanded rapidly over the past decade, accented last month by lifting a ban on women driving. But as the Kingdom moves forward on some rights, it is regressing with regards to others — particularly, cracking down on political dissidents. By Thomas W. Lippman So, with its decision to…
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October 2, 2017
Liberal Europe doesn’t understand: The burkini is a feminist issue
By banning the burkini, the French view themselves as the ones liberating veiled women from Muslim patriarchy. Instead they are only imposing a different form of oppression. By Eiad Shalabne The images of French policemen handing out tickets to Muslim women in religious garb on the beaches of Nice this past week reflect a depressing interpretation of the essence of…
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August 26, 2016
Why are so many Israeli women subjected to sexual harassment?
Reported incidents of sexual harassment, assault and rape by high-ranking Israeli officials are flooding their way into the media. Why is the violation of women’s bodies and dignity so endemic in Israeli society? Several days ago a story broke in Israel that has been dominating the headlines ever since: a senior Israeli army officer has…
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Natasha Roth-Rowland
March 3, 2016
Israel looks to alter gun policy, and women are most at risk
In response to the recent wave of violence Israel’s public security minister wants to put more guns in more (men’s) hands and in more homes. The only guaranteed result, however, is that more women will be killed inside their own homes. By Rela Mazali Israel’s gun policy is changing as you read this. The country’s…
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January 13, 2016
I won’t apologize for being a Palestinian feminist
When a prominent Muslim leader starts blaming women’s organizations for corrupting Arab society, it is time to say loudly and clearly: we cannot wait for the occupation to end to deal with women’s issues. I am neither a criminal nor a terrorist. Yes sir, I’ll admit it: I founded a women’s organization, and I wish to…
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Samah Salaime
July 11, 2015
Haneen Zoabi’s war on religious fanatics
Palestinian MK Haneen Zoabi bravely came out against violence directed at women and the way firearms are being used to terrorize the residents of Arab towns. But the demand for ‘social oversight’ over the mosques takes the matter one step too far. (Translated from Hebrew by Sol Salbe) A painful and very important discussion is…
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Samah Salaime
May 23, 2015
What Mizrahi activists really want: A ten-point program
Mizrahi activists have tried explaining their positions for years. Now, in the run-up to the elections, they lay out their political vision for education, land reform, health care and representation in a ‘ten-point program.’ By Roi Grufi Throughout my years of being active in the Mizrahi struggle in Israel, I found that there are several…
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Haokets
February 14, 2015
Who will put an end to the murder of Arab women in Israel?
Ten women from the same family have been murdered since 2000. In failing to protect them, we have failed in coming to terms with the fact that women are independent, free human beings who have exclusive ownership over their bodies. (Translated from Hebrew by Sol Salbe) The first documented murder of a woman in Palestine…
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Samah Salaime
November 4, 2014
From breaking barriers to waiting in Gaza: A week in photos – November 14-20
This week: Palestinians destroy the separation barrier in three different villages across the West Bank, Bedouin protest the Prawer Plan in the Negev, Bethlehem residents receive demolition orders, animal rights activists pour fake blood all over an Israeli supermarket, and more. …
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November 21, 2013
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