http://www.mahnazafkhami.net Writer, Scholar, Human Rights Activist Mon, 07 May 2012 18:19:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2012/2500-women-activists-travel-to-istanbul-for-awid-forum/ http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2012/2500-women-activists-travel-to-istanbul-for-awid-forum/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:34:57 +0000 wlp http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/?p=2538 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2012/2500-women-activists-travel-to-istanbul-for-awid-forum/feed/ 0 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2012/womens-rights-are-human-rights-using-cedaw-to-advance-womens-human-rights-live/ http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2012/womens-rights-are-human-rights-using-cedaw-to-advance-womens-human-rights-live/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:17:45 +0000 wlp http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/?p=2514 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. By accepting the Convention, States commit themselves to enact legal reforms and undertake a series of measures to end discrimination against women in all its forms.]]> http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2012/womens-rights-are-human-rights-using-cedaw-to-advance-womens-human-rights-live/feed/ 0 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2012/documentary-from-fear-to-freedom-stopping-gender-based-violence-premiere/ http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2012/documentary-from-fear-to-freedom-stopping-gender-based-violence-premiere/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:51:41 +0000 wlp http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/?p=2517 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2012/documentary-from-fear-to-freedom-stopping-gender-based-violence-premiere/feed/ 0 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/revolution-and-womens-rights-in-the-arab-world/ http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/revolution-and-womens-rights-in-the-arab-world/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:02:41 +0000 marion http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/?p=2457 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/revolution-and-womens-rights-in-the-arab-world/feed/ 0 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/in-the-new-tunisia-womens-rights-are-in-play/ http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/in-the-new-tunisia-womens-rights-are-in-play/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:49:46 +0000 marion http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/?p=2453 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/in-the-new-tunisia-womens-rights-are-in-play/feed/ 0 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/mahnaz-afkhami-testifies-at-u-s-senate-hearing-women-and-the-arab-spring/ http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/mahnaz-afkhami-testifies-at-u-s-senate-hearing-women-and-the-arab-spring/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:34:48 +0000 wlp http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/?p=2483 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/mahnaz-afkhami-testifies-at-u-s-senate-hearing-women-and-the-arab-spring/feed/ 0 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/internet-and-democratic-change-net-activism-empowerment-and-emancipation-sida-conference/ http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/internet-and-democratic-change-net-activism-empowerment-and-emancipation-sida-conference/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:18:41 +0000 marion http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/?p=2425 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/internet-and-democratic-change-net-activism-empowerment-and-emancipation-sida-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/fortune-most-powerful-women-summit/ http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/fortune-most-powerful-women-summit/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:55:06 +0000 marion http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/?p=2419 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/fortune-most-powerful-women-summit/feed/ 0 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/pomed-wire-women-and-democratic-transition-in-the-middle-east/ http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/pomed-wire-women-and-democratic-transition-in-the-middle-east/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:24:40 +0000 marion http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/?p=2438 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/pomed-wire-women-and-democratic-transition-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/arab-awakening-offers-women-opportunities-challenges/ http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/arab-awakening-offers-women-opportunities-challenges/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:06:09 +0000 marion http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/?p=2434 allAfrica.com Mahnaz Afkhami stressed the importance of distinguishing the "revolutionary moment" from the slow process of building a democracy. The founder and president of Women’s Learning Partnership, which sponsored the event, recalled the promises made to women in the Iranian revolution of 1979. “Khomeini said women were free in everything, including clothing,” she said. Following the revolution, those supporting women’s rights were declared enemies of Islam. “Beware of people who want to put off addressing the situation of women,” Afkhami warned women in countries transitioning to democracy. ]]> http://www.mahnazafkhami.net/2011/arab-awakening-offers-women-opportunities-challenges/feed/ 0