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  1. Young Men Saying No to Violence against Women in Lebanon

    06 December 2011 12:35 GMT | Comments (0)

    Josh Harris |

    A new generation of Lebanese and Iraqi men took up cameras and spoke out in Beirut last month to call for action to end ...

  2. “Iraq fatigue” conceals the efforts of women human rights defenders in the other Tahrir Square

    16 September 2011 09:41 BST | Comments (0)

    lydia-alpizar-duran | The Word on Women

    Today, like every other Friday since February, Iraqi citizens will gather in Tahrir Square – in Baghdad, not Cairo – to ...

  3. A woman looks at pictures of people killed by shelling by Turkish warplanes in the northern town of Rania in Sulaimaniya province, 260 km (161miles) northeast of Baghdad August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

    Iraqi women fight on for gender equality

    14 September 2011 17:12 BST | Comments (0)

    Rebekah Curtis | Book Tales

    Author studies path of Iraqi women's rights over the decades

  4. The Other Tahrir Square: Attacks Continue On Women Human Rights Defenders In Iraq

    26 August 2011 08:10 BST | Comments (1)

    awid-friday-files | The Word on Women

    Women have been at the forefront of demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the recent popular ...

  5. Members of Iraqi security forces gather near Tahrir square before the start of an anti-government demonstration in central Baghdad June 10, 2011. .REUTERS/Saad Shalash

    The Other Tahrir Square

    16 June 2011 04:41 BST | Comments (0)

    lyric-thompson | The Word on Women

    Last week’s violence against women in Baghdad and what it means for the world

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