Women
- General
Arab Women Connect
(by UNIFEM)
An internet networking/training project aiming at providing greater
access to
information, analyses and resources on Arab women.
Women
in the Middle East
From Yale University. Information and links to women's organizations
in the Middle East.
Women in the
Arab World
Daily updated news and links to articles and web resources concerning
a variety of
issues such as "the Hijab Debate," "Women's
Status," etc.
- Palestinian Women
Women's Centre for
Legal Aid and Counselling
A Jerusalem-based Palestinian NGO working to promote the legal and
social
status of Palestinian women.
General
Union of Palestinian Women
"The General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW) was established
in 1965 as a body within the Palestinian Liberation Organization
and according is considered to be the official representative
body for Palestinian women around the world . It is also the umbrella
for all women's organizations in Palestine and in exile."
Bibliography
on Palestinian Women
By Saliba Sarsar, Middle East and Jewish Studies, Columbia University.
- Iranian Women
Iranian
Women Poets
Work of notable women poets in Iran.
The
Myth of Oppression
A Ph.D dissertation by Monique Ann Girgis.
Women in
Iran
General information about Iranian women's social life.
ZAN
An interactive Directory / Anthology of the arts and ideas of Iranian
Women.
- Israeli Women
Bat Shalom - Feminist Center
for Peace in the Middle East
An organization of Israeli women working toward a peace between
Israel and its
Arab neighbors.
Israel Women's Network
- Shdulat Hanashim Beyisrael
Major aspects of Israeli women's feminist movement.
- Turkish Women
Singing
His Words: Ottomen Women Poets and the Power of Patriarchy
A research project by Kemal Silay, Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies,
Indiana
University.
Turkish
Women's Wear
The rich clothing culture of the female Turks.
Political
Participation Patterns of Turkish Women
An online article by Burcak Keskin.
Other Links
Web
resources of Middle East women and gender. (by Cornell University
Library)
Sexuality
GLBT
People in the Middle East & Asia
Links to GLBT websites of different countries.
Power and
Sexuality in the Middle East
An online article by Bruce Dunne, Middle East Report.
Bibliography
of Middle Eastern Gay and Lesbian History
Bibliography
of Sexuality in Middle East Societies
Annotated
Bibliography of Topics Related to Gender, Sexuality and Health in
Middle East ( in PDF file)
Other
Links
Provided by U of Texas.
Human Right
Human Right Watch
Daily updated news, analysis and resources based on issues of human
rights in the
Middle East.
Middle East Children's
Alliance (MECA)
Focusing on the rights of children in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon
and Iraq.
Amnesty International
A worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all human
rights.
Searchable library for articles.
Women's
Rights (Cairo, Egypt)
Articles, projects and web resources concerning women's rights.
Other
Links
Provided by U of Texes.
Worker & Labor
LabourStart
Labor and union news in the Middle East, with searchable country
files.
Anti-capitalism
inspires revolt in Middle East
A report of the Beirut Conference, by Socialist Worker.
Trafficking
and Transiting: New Perspectives on Labor Migration
A special issue of the Middle East Report, Summer 1999. Some articles
are
available online.
Youth
for International Socialism
Providing news, information, and analysis of the Middle East from
a youth, labor,
and Marxist perspective.
Other
Issues
Islam for
Today
Articles and resources of Muslim schools, education and family life.
Minorities
in the Middle East
A collection of articles concerning minority groups in different
countries. (by Middle
East Report)
Links
to Minorities in the Middle East
Extensive links provided by Columbia University.
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