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Lebanese advocates ABAAD partner with men for gender equality

(WNN) Beirut, LEBANON: A new Lebanon based human rights and equality initiative is now partnering with men to reach the goal as advocates for equality of…

Israeli Women Break Out from the Pain of Violence & Abuse

Israeli women speak out about their painful experiences: At the recent event, actress Tzufit Grant courageously shared her story of child abuse and rape.…

Men Breaking the Cycle of Violence in Israel

In 2010, Eighteen Israeli women were murdered by their spouses or family members. On the 1st January, 2011, a group of 9 men gathered at the Dizengoff…

Nigeria - My Story is Our Story

By Olutosin Oladosu Adebowale: "The fight is for us all, for the generation of women who are yet unborn. This journey is unveiling by the day, because…

Domestic Violence: Middle East

Lebanese advocates ABAAD partner with men for gender equality

(WNN) Beirut, LEBANON: A new Lebanon based human rights and equality initiative is now partnering with men to reach the goal as advocates for equality of the…

Lebanon: Protection of women: A matter of dispute

Civil society activists and the Lebanese Forces have criticized changes to a draft law intended to protect women from domestic violence, after the…

Domestic violence affects both men and women in Egypt

In Egypt domestic violence against girls and women is a big problem; domestic violence against men however, is a problem of equal importance.

Israeli Women Break Out from the Pain of Violence & Abuse

Israeli women speak out about their painful experiences: At the recent event, actress Tzufit Grant courageously shared her story of child abuse and rape. She…

Abused Lebanese women fall victim to legal system

A few months after their wedding in Lebanon Suha’s husband began what would be eight years of brutal beatings. But two years ago, she decided to take matters…

One in three women in Kuwait is a domestic violence victim

Domestic violence in the Middle East, including Kuwait, is a relatively unexamined topic. With a severe lack of information, prosecutions or victims coming…

Men Breaking the Cycle of Violence in Israel

In 2010, Eighteen Israeli women were murdered by their spouses or family members. On the 1st January, 2011, a group of 9 men gathered at the Dizengoff Centre…

There Is No Such Thing As Marital Rape

If a woman is at home with her husband how can we possibly consider it rape when he derives pleasure from her, even if she doesn't feel like it, of if she…

Domestic Violence in Saudi Arabia - On the Increase

Today, women are observing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but in Saudi Arabia, domestic violence appears to be on the…