Reclaiming the Progressive Past: Pakistani women’s struggle against violence & extremism. (Winter 2014) 2013 was another year of contradictions for Pakistan. On May 11, 2013 the General Elections were held successfully. Despite fears of violence, low voter...
Building Movements, Promoting Plurality: MENA/Asia Regional Women’s Rights, Peace & Security Forum ICAN’s 2013 Forum brought together 65 women from 14 countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Libya,...
From Subjects to Citizens: Women in Post-Revolutionary Libya. (Fall 2013) In February of 2011, a group of Libyan women, inspired by the wave of peaceful uprisings across Egypt and Tunisia, protested the arrests of their male relatives outside a prison in Benghazi....
Elusive Peace, Pervasive Violence: Sri Lankan Women’s Struggle for Security and Justice. (Spring 2013) Four years ago in May 2009, the Sri Lankan military routed the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE), destroyed its leadership and secured control of Tamil...
Picking up the Pieces: Iraqi Women in the Aftermath of War and Occupation. (Winter 2013) Just over a year ago the US military officially withdrew from Iraq, ending a nine-year occupation. But it has not meant peace for Iraqis. The decade of sanctions, followed by war...