Middle East

The Muslim countries of the middle east are a focus of attention today because of the rising concern over the ways in which Muslim attitudes, doctrines and practices impinge on the lives of women. The political and military conflict between the Christian idealogues of America and Europe and their political activity in the middle east and the lure of Iraqi oil are also major factors in worsening the problems of women in these countries. For Humanist Women the issues on freedom of the individual, sexual and reproductive rights, health, education and work rights imposed by religion are of special concern. Any conflicts such as those between religious ideologies such as Israel and Palestine, US and Iraq, prevent women and children living happy, productive, normal lives free and equal under the law.

Women's movement for equality in Iraq, Americas New World order, and Political Islam - Houzan Mahmoud

Political Islam & the Secularist Liberationist Women's

Movement in Iran - Azam Kamguian

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The IHEU is circulating the following URLs to draw attention to the plight of women who are the victims of so-called "honour" killings in Turkey and elsewhere.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1132724,00.html

http://www.middleastwomen.org

The former describes a play in Kurdish that describes a true story in graphic detail. The latter is a campaign group fighting for women's rights in Islamic countries.

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