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Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Interviews
Afaf Ahmed Abdel Rahman
Ms. Afaf Ahmed Abdel Rahman shares here experience with iKNOW Politics online network. She has been an active member since 2009. Ms. Afaf is the former Minister of Social Development, Khartoum State, Sudan. Video of Afaf Ahmed Abdel Rahman&#...
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Arab States: Arab Democracy? Institution Building in the Middle East
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) will host back-to-back panel discussions on the Middle East during their annual Policy Conference.   Featured speaker Les Campbell, senior associate and regional director for Middle East...
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Arab States: Arab Spring: Prospects for Democracy
Timezone: America/New York   Location:  The Forum, Santa Fe University of Art & Design, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico Register:  https://www.sfcir.org/events/featured-events/cir-special-event-on-the-ar... The...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
YEMEN: Presidential Elections, 21 Feb 2012
  Description of government structure: Chief of State: President Abd al-Rab Mansur AL-HADI * Head of Government: Prime Minister Ali Muhammad MUJAWWAR Assembly: Yemen has a bicameral Parliament (Majlis) consisting of the Shura Council (Majlis...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Guide / Training Material
A Practical Guide to Constitution Building
A Practical Guide to Constitution Building provides an essential foundation for understanding constitutions and constitution building. Full of world examples of ground-breaking agreements and innovative provisions adopted during processes of...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Yahoo! Business & Human Rights Summit on Women, Technology and and Social/Digital Media
The Yahoo! Business & Human Rights Program, along with Yahoo! Maktoob, and in partnership with Vital Voices, is hosting a summit in Cairo, Egypt on January 18, 2012. Change Your World! Cairo 2012 will spotlight how women across the Middle East...
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
International conference: Options for women's political participation.
    Background At the beginning of the 21st century, over 95 per cent of the world’s countries have granted women the two most fundamental democratic rights: the right to vote and the right to stand for election. However, universal suffrage has...
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Aspiring for True Democracy: The Role of Women and Youth in the Arab Spring
  Aspiring for True Democracy: The Role of Women and Youth in the Arab Spring withDr. Azza KamelEgypt Dr. Kamel is the director of Appropriate Communication Techniques for Development (ACT), the winner of NDI’s 2011 Madeleine K. Albright...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
CAMPAIGN SCHOOLS PREPARE EGYPTIAN WOMEN TO RUN FOR OFFICE
During Egypt’s revolution, thousands of women joined men in the streets to promote democratic reform. Now, as the country prepares for its first post-revolution parliamentary elections this fall, women are seeking to participate equally in the...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Report / White Paper
The Arab Quota Report: Selected Case Studies
Debates on women’s issues and gender relations in the Arab region have been going on for some time now. Such matters are often the most difficult to resolve and, in this age of economic and cultural globalization, they continue to create the same ...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Report / White Paper
Pathways for Women in Democratic Transitions – International Experiences and Lessons Learned
This is the keynote address by Vidar Helgesen, Secretary-General, International IDEA, at the Roundtable in Cairo on June 2, 2011.
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011
YOUNG WOMEN GAIN CONFIDENCE, MENTORS FROM LEADERSHIP SCHOOL IN IRAQ
Over the last eight years, Iraqi women have become increasingly active in politics, taking on some of the country’s most vexing issues — peace and security, economic empowerment, social justice, education and the environment. Their goal is to...
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Mapping Report of Scholars in the MENA region
Dear friends and colleagues, Are you a young researcher from the MENA region? Do you work on Gender or the position of women in the public space? Do you want to connect with young scholars in the same field at the national and international...
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
FIRST PARHAMOVICH FELLOW BRINGING MORE YOUNG WOMEN INTO POLITICS, IRAQ
Young Iraqi women aspiring to political careers are getting a boost from a new Young Women’s Leadership School launched recently with the help of NDI Iraq staff member Ferdos Majeed. Majeed came to the U.S. for three months in 2009 as NDI’s first ...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Guide / Training Material
Democracy and the Challenge of Change: A Guide to Increasing Women's Political Participation
Drawing on its 25 years of experience in the women’s political participation field, NDI has released a new guide for democracy practitioners to help them develop and carry out effective programs to bring more women into government and politics.  “In...
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Egyptian Women Lay Claim to Revolutionary Role
Women who have been joining the Egyptian protests to oust Mubarak minimize the risk that the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood could dominate a future government. If the revolution succeeds, they look forward to playing a part in the transition. We...
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Report / White Paper
Confidence, Capacity, Connections: A Young Woman's Guide to Leadership
Whether you are part of an established organization or association, an aspiring politician, an individual with a project idea or someone struggling to balance too many roles and responsibilities in your life, this guide is designed to provide you...
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Nordic-Arab Network of Research on Women's Empowerment, Gender and Politics
The first seminar of the WEP network will take place at Aalborg University, Denmark, 1-3 November 2010. Please see www.womendialogue.org for further details including the call for papers. The aim of this network is to provide young Arab and...
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