Entries from The WIP Contributors tagged with 'Arab Spring'
A Family Home Torn Apart in Syrian Government Shelling: Home is Where the Heart Is
by Aloosh Devrim -Syria- Araa, a 37-year-old mother, dashes through the house, hysterically inspecting one room after the other. She is shivering in panic. She tries to collect as much as she can from the shattered household items. Here and...
A Look Back at Women, Children and Nationality in Syria
by Alia Turki Al-Rabeo -Syria- This week The WIP is privileged to host WIP Contributor Alia Turki Al-Rabeo in Monterey, California for a salon and fundraiser. To introduce Alia to our community, we are republishing her feature article, written in...
In New Egypt, Women Fear the Return of Legal Female Genital Mutilation
by Manar Ammar -Egypt- “I was weeping and called on my mother for help, but the worst shock of all was when I looked around and found her standing by my side. It was her, yes. I could not be...
No Way Back: Yemeni Women Rise Up
by Olga Ghazaryan -Yemen- The stories from Yemen generally covered by the media are those about the Al Qaida insurgency, political turmoil, and occasionally the shocking levels of hunger and poverty. However, there is another story unfolding in Yemen that...
Egyptian Elections: Economics and Politics Trump Women’s Rights
by Fernande van Tets and Aline Sara -Egypt- On Monday night it was announced that Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq would progress to the run off next month of the Egyptian presidential elections. Both are conservative candidates; Shafiq was prime...
With Love and Respect, a Syrian Mom Dares Bashar
by Aloosh Devrim -Syria- Sunk deep in thoughts, Rania sits alone in her dark room oblivious to the thumping of feet on the roof where neighbor’s children are playing. The screams of Yousaf, her three-month-old, and the ringing telephone simultaneously...
Interview with Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman: President Saleh Must Stand Trial
by Wojoud Mejalli -Yemen- I met with the Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman in Oslo during the Nobel Peace Ceremony on December 10, 2011. After the ceremony, a few minutes were stolen away from other concerns to have...
Occupy the Media: The Women’s International Perspective in 2012
by Katharine Daniels, Executive Editor 2011 was a remarkable year. People no longer conceded to sit idly while unjust economic policies and governments denied them prosperous futures. Around the world citizens began to occupy the establishment. At these global protests...
Bothaina Kamel: Revolutionary, Defender of Social Justice, and Egypt’s First Female Nominee
by Manar Ammar -Egypt- In a sea of local press coverage and media appearances of presidential nominees for Egypt’s upcoming election, Bothaina Kamel’s name is left out. As the country’s first woman to nominate herself for Egypt’s highest position, she...
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