Women's Rights in Kuwaiti Personal Status Law and Bahraini Judicial Rulings (Theory)
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2011
Through its regional Family Law Program, Freedom House published the Women's Rights in the Kuwaiti Personal Status Law and the Bahraini Shari'a Judicial Rulings (Theory Portion) which brings together Sunni, Shiite and legal scholars from the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain to analyze family law, Islamic jurisprudence, and religious and civil interpretations in an attempt to bridge key differences among their perspectives.
Module 1: Introduction to the Concept of Human Rights and Oneself as a Subject of Rights
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This resource is the first module of the manual Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. It focuses the concept of human rights and oneself as a subject of rights. It includes nine sessions: introduction to the concept of women’s human rights; introduction to the concept of liberty; introduction to the concept of dignity; introduction to the concept of equality; discrimination against women; introduction to gender analysis; introduction to the sources of law used in the program; protecting women’s human rights: individual responsibility; and collective mobilization for the promotion of women’s human rights.
Focus on Morocco | Civic and Political Participation Topic Brief
Language(s): English, French
Published: 2010
This report presents a demographic breakdown of survey findings on civic and political participation in Morocco. It includes engagement in organizations and activities on political and social issues, voting behavior and women's opinions on policy priorities. The survey was implemented in December 2009 and January 2010.
Module 9, Part II: Women’s Human Right to Full Citizenship - The Impact of Corruption on Women’s Human Rights
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This resource is part of the ninth module of the manual Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. This file reviews the Module9 in the program: Women’s human right to full citizenship and the impact of corruption on women’s human rights. The theme includes three sessions: corruption and gender; corruption in the judicial system; and corruption and elections.
Second Guide for NGOs: Networking and Alliances Between Non-Governmental Organizations
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2013
This guide describes the basics of networking and alliances between non-governmental organizations. It focuses on network objectives, network types and stages of networking, and also includes a networking exercise.
Focus on Yemen | Health Care Access Topic Brief
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
This report presents a demographic breakdown of survey findings on the extent of access to formal healthcare in Yemen. It focuses on women and issues of affordability, quality of care, utilization and proximity to medical services. The survey was implemented in June 2010.
Focus on Morocco | Paid Work and Control of Earnings and Assets Topic Brief
Language(s): English, French
Published: 2010
This report presents a demographic breakdown of survey findings on paid work and employment in Morocco. It focuses on participation of women in the formal economy and control over their earnings or other assets. The survey was implemented in December 2009 and January 2010.
Module 2, part II: Women’s Human Rights in the Family - Divorce
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This resource is the second module of the manual Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. This section focuses on divorce, the second theme in Module 2. The four sections include: introduction to the concept of divorce and the different types of divorce in Morocco; divorce by the husband: without cause (talaq); divorce by the wife: without cause (khula and tamleeq); and divorce by the wife: for cause (taqleeq).
Focus on Morocco | Health Care Access Topic Brief
Language(s): English, French
Published: 2010
This report presents a demographic breakdown of survey findings on the extent of access to formal healthcare in Morocco. It focuses on women and issues of affordability, quality of care, utilization and proximity to medical services. The survey was implemented in December 2009 and January 2010.
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Language(s): English
Published: 2013
This resource from the United Nations outlines the state duty to protect human rights, the corporate responsibility to respect human rights and access to remedy. It was used in The Protection Project trainings, organized by the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
Module 8: Women’s Human Rights at Work
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This resource is the eighth module of the manual Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. It focuses on women’s human rights at work and includes three sessions: discrimination at work in the formal sector: hiring, salaries, hours, and family responsibilities; discrimination at work in the informal sector: the case of domestic workers; and the right to belong to a labor union.
Focus on Yemen | Paid Work and Control of Earnings and Assets Topic Brief
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
This report presents a demographic breakdown of survey findings on paid work and employment in Yemen. It focuses on participation of women in the formal economy and control over their earnings or other assets. The survey was implemented in June 2010.
Women's Rights Survey (2009 Gulf Portion)
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2011
The Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa study presents detailed reports and quantitative ratings on the state of women’s rights in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It is the first installment of a larger project encompassing the entire MENA region.
Focus on Yemen | Educational Attainment and Career Aspirations Topic Brief
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
This report presents a demographic breakdown of survey findings comparing men's and women's educational attainment and career aspirations in Yemen. It compares those of different genders, age groups, regions, income levels and marital statuses. The survey was implemented in June 2010.
Building Skills for Empowerment - Workshop 1
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2006
This Educator's Notes and Curriculum Guide has information for 14 sessions, including: social construction of gender, problem identification, legal rights, understanding power and empowerment. Each session includes goals, handouts, trainer's tips and more.
Participants' Selection Criteria
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2013
This resource details the Participants' Selection Criteria for training on women and youth political participation, including conditions that must be adhered to by participants.
A Training Manual on Empowering Women With Rights to Inheritance
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2013
This training manual contains detailed information about the concept of inheritance in Palestinian and Islamic law and the laws governing inheritance. It explains women’s shares in inheritance and property rights in religious and legal systems, along with problems women encounter in obtaining their inheritance. The manual offers practical steps for an advocacy campaign to raise women's awareness of legal procedures to advocate for their rights.
Focus on Yemen | Project Overview and Respondent Demographics
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
This report presents demographic data on the survey respondents in the SWMENA reports on Yemen. It contains overviews of the project and its goals and methodology. The survey was implemented in June 2010.
Training Evaluation Form
Organization: Media Women Forum (MFW)Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2013
The Training Evaluation Form for women and youth's political participation training has six parts, starting with materials, training tools, trainers and trainees, and the team conducting the training session. The final sections address the challenges encountered by the team and solutions, and recommendations.
Focus on Yemen | Social Attitudes Toward Women Topic Brief
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
This report presents a demographic breakdown of data from surveys to gauge social attitudes toward women in Yemen. It focuses on support for women and daughters in politics, women working outside the home, women involved in decision-making positions and others. The survey was implemented in June 2010.
Focus on Lebanon | Women's Freedom of Movement, and Freedom from Harassment and Violence
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
This report presents survey findings on the extent to which women in Lebanon feel they enjoy freedom of movement. It also examines attitudes toward violence against women with a focus on domestic violence. The survey was implemented in August 2009.
Focus on Morocco | Opinions on the Family Law and Gender Quotas - Topic Brief
Language(s): English, French
Published: 2010
This report presents a demographic breakdown of survey findings on popular support for law reforms aimed at enhancing women's participation in social and political life in Morocco. The survey was implemented in December 2009 and January 2010.
Focus on Lebanon | Civic and Political Participation Topic Brief
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
This report presents a demographic breakdown of survey findings on civic and political participation in Lebanon. It includes engagement in organizations and activities on political and social issues, voting behavior and women's opinions on policy priorities. The survey was implemented in August 2009.
Focus on Morocco | Project Overview and Respondent Demographics
Language(s): English, French
Published: 2010
This report presents demographic data on the survey respondents in the SWMENA reports on Morocco. It contains overviews of the project and its goals and methodology. The survey was implemented in December 2009 and January 2010.