A problematic discourse: who speaks for Arab women?

Ala'a Shehabi 17 December 2012

Placed between the First Lady and the Diplomat at the recent Trust Women conference on the 'Arab spring', Ala'a Shehabi argues that in order to foster constructive engagement with the global south, the media, international donors and policy makers should recognise the radical social shifts towards unorganised local groupings and informal collectives

Rebuilding Somalia

Hala al-Karib 17 December 2012

The appointment of two Somali women in key ministerial posts must not mask the massive day to day persecution of women in Somalia, says Hala al-Karib

Egypt speaks to an international audience

Hania Sholkamy 13 December 2012

Collusion and confusion: Hania Sholkamy asks whether the international community will meet the challenge of democracy in Egypt?

Don’t blame the bankers or politicians. Blame your unemployed neighbours

Barbara Gunnell 12 December 2012

Britain’s Coalition Government has announced further cuts to benefits and social services. But while it demonises those out of work, where is its strategy for jobs? ­­

Making finance work for women

Marloes Nicholls 12 December 2012

Just as it is not an inherent feature of the financial system to work against society, it need not be the case that it discriminates against women. A flourishing group of financial cooperatives and mission driven banks are leading the way in showing how

Away from prison: the distance travelled

Rahila Gupta 12 December 2012

The British government's new policy of cutting re-offending rates by introducing a crude payment-by-results won't work. There should be many markers of success. Rahila Gupta watched Jen Joseph and Carrie Rock performing in Phyllida Lloyd's production of Julius Caesar

State complicity in the sexual abuse of women in Cairo

Zoe Holman 10 December 2012

There is a growing belief that the post-revolution spate of sexual attacks on women is a reflection of a large-scale and co-ordinated campaign from Egypt's security forces, seeking to undermine or intimidate the political opposition.  Zoe Holman spoke to the founder of anti-harassment network Imprint

The gender politics of funding women human rights defenders

Alice Welbourn 10 December 2012

Lack of funding for women’s rights is a form of gender-based violence which is so pervasive that it goes largely unnoticed. Alice Welbourn says it is critical for us to hold governments and the UN to account for gender equitable budgeting.

Zimbabwe: speaking from where I feel safe

Betty Makoni 10 December 2012

Many women in Zimbabwe face war in their homes daily and face war with the state when we try to overcome it. Often we find ourselves in combat when all we are actually trying to do is to crawl out of our own small room, says Betty Makoni.

Silencing women's rights activists in Turkey

Bingul Durbas 10 December 2012

Leading Turkish women’s rights activist and lawyer Canan Arin was unlawfully detained on 23 June 2012 for speaking out against child marriages. While her trial continues, she is living under permanent threat, but refuses to be silent. Bingul Durbas spoke to her.

When soldiering gets sexy: the militarization of gender equality and sexual difference

Vron Ware 10 December 2012

Up in Arms continues to track the figure of the soldier in contemporary culture as a consequence of NATO’s wars. How does militarism – the belief in the superiority of military values and methods – shape or perhaps even challenge gender stereotypes in countries that send troops off to war?

"They have killed Sizakele”

Jessica Horn 10 December 2012

A poem by Jessica Horn. Part of a series of poems by African feminist writers for 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.

Mother of Mohamed and Maria, Daughters of Mrs Baheya (Egypt)

Marwa Sharafeldin 10 December 2012

A poem by Marwa Sharafeldin. Part of a series of poems by African feminist writers for 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.


أم محمد و مارية بنات الست بهية

Marwa Sharaf El Din 10 December 2012

A poem by Marwa Sharafeldin. Part of a series of poems by African feminist writers for 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.

Signs of Islamist fascism in Egypt?

Mariz Tadros 8 December 2012

How do we explain the escalation of violence in Egypt? Mariz Tadros argues that the government in place is displaying particular characteristics of totalitarianism specific to fascist regimes.

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