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21.04.13
Muslims have been asked to encourage their spiritual leaders, imams, to devote this Friday Khutbah or sermon (19th April 2013) to celebrate the blessings, graces and beauty of all of Allah’s creation. Muaz Nasir from Khaleafa who is leading the effort is also hoping to raise awareness amongst Muslims of More...
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07.04.13
Tahrir Bodyguard is a group dedicated to preventing assaults on women in Egypt. Women have been the targets of mob sexual assaults during demonstrations. The group rescues women from assaults when they occur and teaches self-defense classes. Today Tahrir Bodyguard has a database of 200 volunteers, who patrol the square More...
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24.02.13
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has sworn in 30 women to the previously all-male Shura Council, seen by many as a major step in female participation in public life in the conservative kingdom. It is the first time in country's history that women have been able to hold any political office. More...
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03.02.13
In Egypt, where verbal harassment, groping, stalking and indecent exposure are a common problem for women, an innovative tool has emerged to empower victims. Called HarassMap, the volunteer-based initiative is aiming to stop the social acceptability of sexual harassment. It uses online and offline technology to invite women to speak More...
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20.01.13
The TED conferences began in 1984 as a way to bring people of different backgrounds together to share ideas. Since then it has spawned TEDGlobal, which focuses on international issues, and the TEDx community conferences in cities around the world. People from all over Iraq arrived in Baghdad for TEDxBaghdad, More...
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21.10.12
About 1 percent of Gaza’s 1.6 million people suffer from total or near-total deafness. Their education is limited to the 9th grade. They must contend with a popular notion that deafness equals mental disability. The new Atfaluna restaurant near Gaza port provides income for a 12 deaf workers and aims More...
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14.10.12
Established in the lead up to the COP18 Doha negotiations, the Arab Youth Climate Movement brings together over 20 campaigners from 15 Middle East/North Africa countries. As the saying goes, there is power in numbers. So it’s great to see environmental organizations across MENA come together to “create a more More...
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07.10.12
More than 200 cyclists took over the streets of Beirut, parading from the New Waterfront to the abandoned Mar Mikhael train station to demand a sustainable public transportation system for Lebanon. “A sustainable transportation is vital infrastructure for our future in the country,” said Rayan Makarem, an activist from Greenpeace More...
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27.09.12
The UNESCO Amman Office launched a campaign in partnership with several supermarkets to combat the excessive use of plastic bags in the Kingdom. The aim of the campaign is to reduce the use of plastic bags by major supermarkets in Jordan and to empower consumers to say “Balash Kees” and More...
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10.09.12
She could have spent the long, hot summer holiday hanging out with friends or helping at home. But instead, 15-year-old Bashaer Othman is making speeches, signing documents, chairing meetings, attending civic functions and meeting citizens as mayor of Allar, a small Palestinian town high in the West Bank hills. Every More...
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