Women's Learning Partnership
President of the Women's Learning Partnership
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Mahnaz Afkhami
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FROM Mahnaz Afkhami
To the Point
Revolution and Women's Rights in the Arab World Arab women have been a big factor in the Arab spring, as one Egyptian put it to the Economist magazine, " throwing stones, moving dead bodies ." But, even where repressive regimes have been overthrown, the outcome may not be an increase in women's rights, partly because of the rising influence of conservative Islam.
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