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Women Political Participation

Since 2011, women across the Arab world have been playing critical roles in social movements, peacebuilding, and reconciliation processes, and have been putting forth new feminist discourse based on inclusive and equal citizenship. Supporting women as political actors includes creating sustainable channels and mechanisms for women’s inclusion and influence in political life.

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Publications

Domestic violence against women in Saudi Arabia:  A persistent dilemma amidst claims of reform — Rola Khaled Youssef
Bawader / Commentary
7 May 2025
#Saudi Arabia#Training#Women
Cybercrime against Women in Yemen:  Legal frameworks and social change — Monia Mohammed
Bawader / Commentary
14 April 2025
#Training#Women#Yemen
Libya’s Morality Police:  Political Theater in the Face of Crises — Asma Khalifa
Bawader / Commentary
28 March 2025
#Conflicts#Libya#Women
The Making of Egypt’s Personal Status Law: An Opportunity for Meaningful Gender Reform or a Contested Field of Power Struggle?
The Making of Egypt’s Personal Status Law:   An Opportunity for Meaningful Gender Reform or a Contested Field of Power Struggle? — Passent Moussa
Research
24 October 2024
#Egypt#Women
Resolution 1325 through the Eyes of Palestinian Women
Report
26 December 2023
#Palestine#Women
Grassroots Voices:  Women and Everyday Peacebuilding in Yemen
Report
25 December 2023
#Women#Yemen
Peace Building Initiatives and Alternative Forms of Women’s Political Participation In Syria
Report
25 December 2023
#Syria#Women
Day of Dialogue on Inclusive Peace and Women’s Political Representation:   With Women Activists from Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Palestine
Conference Report
25 December 2023
#Activism#MENA#Women
Analyzing Suwayda’s Protest Movement:   Nonviolence, Solidarity, and Women’s Participation — Rowaida Kanaan
Bawader / Commentary
24 November 2023
#Mobilization#Syria#Women
Arab-reform-initiative-a-gendered-perspective-of-chemical-attacks-in-Syria
Examining Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria through a Gendered Lens — Farah Youssef
Bawader / Commentary
28 August 2023
#Gender#Syria#Women
Women's Political Participation in Iraq — Iraqi Al-Amal Association
Research
10 August 2023
#Iraq#Political Participation#Women
#Kousintek:   When Football Exposes Gender Inequalities — Sana Benbelli
Research
16 May 2023
#Morocco#Political Participation#Women
Women’s Experiences of Representation and Marginalization in Morocco:   Taking Stock and Outlining Future Trajectories — Sana Benbelli
Research
6 April 2023
#Morocco#Political Participation#Women
Lessons from Morocco’s women’s rights movement:   Overcoming divisions to push for reforms — Hamza Bensouda
Bawader / Commentary
11 August 2022
#Morocco#Social Movements#Women
ARI announces the winner of the 2022 Student Essay Contest
Press Release
11 August 2022
#Morocco#Reform#Women
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The impact of the quota system on women parliamentary representation in Morocco:   A series of reforms or a regressive path? — Abderrafie Zaanoun
Bawader / Commentary
14 April 2022
#Gender#Morocco#Women
Supporting Arab Women at the Table (SAWT) launches its Regional Fellowship program — Arab Reform Initiative
2 November 2021
#Human Rights#Women
Beyond Morocco’s agricultural boom:   The invisibility and precariousness of a female agricultural workforce
Bawader / Commentary
21 October 2021
#Agriculture#Morocco#Women
The Role of Women in the Libyan Government:  An Interview with Hajer Sharief 
Interview
7 October 2021
#Government#Libya#Women
Hirak and Feminism:  An equation with two unknowns — Lydia Haddag
Bawader / Commentary
22 June 2021
#Algeria#Social Justice#Social Movements#Women
Tunisia:  COVID-19 Increases Vulnerability of Rural Women   — Alessandra Bajec
Bawader / Commentary
25 November 2020
#Agriculture#COVID-19#Tunisia#Women
Facing up to Racism in Tunisia:  Interview with Khawla Ksiksi
Interview
8 June 2020
#Racism#Tunisia#Women
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Lebanese Women and the Politics of Representation — Carmen Geha
Bawader / Commentary
18 February 2020
#FutureMENA#Lebanon#Political Participation#Social Movements#Women
Wikis as Catalysts for Activism:  The Case of Arabic Wiki Gender — Ahmad Gharbeia
Research
23 January 2020
#Activism#Social Movements#Women
Creative and Persistent:   Lessons and Examples from Youth Activism in MENA — Arab Reform Initiative
Press Release
12 November 2019
#Political Participation#Social Movements#Women#Youth

Videos & Events

12Jun
2023
WebinarInvesting in Knowledge:  Funding Gender-Sensitive Research in Syria
#Activism#Syria#Women
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Ebtisam (Syria) - Young women navigating conflict in MENA
14 July 2022
#Conflicts#Syria#Women#Youth
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Jihan (Syria) - Young women navigating conflict in MENA
13 July 2022
#Conflicts#Syria#Women#Youth
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Maisoon (Iraq) - Young women navigating conflict in MENA
12 July 2022
#Conflicts#Iraq#Women#Youth
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Young women navigating conflict in MENA
10 July 2022
#Conflicts#Iraq#Syria#Women
3Mar
2022
WebinarThe Gendered Impact of Covid-19 Responses in the Arab Region:   A Dire Need for Effective Social Protection
#Egypt#Jordan#Lebanon#Social Protection#Tunisia#Women
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Female Agricultural Workers: At the Heart of Food Security while Deprived of Basic Rights
24 March 2021
#Agriculture#Tunisia#Women
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Our Revolution Is Feminist: Meeting with Women Activists in Lebanon
17 January 2020
#Lebanon#Social Movements#Women#Youth
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