Alexandria Declaration on Women's rights in Islam
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Alexandria Declaration on Women's rights in Islam

Tripoli, 11 March 2014:During the International conference, "Women's Issues: Towards a contemporary Islamic Ijtihad ", participants discussed the impo...

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"Libyan women should have the same rights as men": Libyan Women's Union President
Mar 8 Callum Paton

"Libyan women should have the same rights as men": Libyan Women's Union President

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 8 March 2014:Samira Massoudi, the President of the Libyan Women's Union in Tripoli, spearheaded the campaign for a women's qu...

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Opinion: International Women’s Day in Libya - A foreign perspective
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: International Women’s Day in Libya - A foreign perspective

By Adela Suliman. Today is International Women's Day which is being celebrated by numerous events in Tripoli co-organized by Libyan NGOs as well as th...

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International Women's Day events for 8 March
Mar 5 Sami Zaptia

International Women's Day events for 8 March

Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, March 5, 2014: At least two events are planned to take place on Saturday 8th March to mark International Women's Day.A pan...

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Women's "It will be our constitution" campaign launched with 50,000 SMS messages
Feb 17 Sami Zaptia

Women's "It will be our constitution" campaign launched with 50,000 SMS messages

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 17 February 2014:The German ambassador Christian Much launched the women's "it will be our constitution" campaign by sending t...

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Libyan women want Women’s Supreme Council
Feb 11 Michel Cousins

Libyan women want Women’s Supreme Council

By Taziz Hasairi.Plans for a Women's Supreme Council discussed in Tripoli (Photo: Taziz Hasairi)Tripoli, 11 February 2014:Women activists in Tripoli h...

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International Purple Hijab Day against domestic violence, February 13th
Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

International Purple Hijab Day against domestic violence, February 13th

By Voice of Libyan WomenTripoli, 11 February 2014On February 12, 2009, Aasiya Zubair, a Muslim American co-founder of Bridges TV (a network dedicated...

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NGOs work to empower Libyan women
Dec 3 Michel Cousins

NGOs work to empower Libyan women

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 3 December 2013:A workshop on ways to empower Libyan women in politics took place yesterday in Tripoli, organised by the Du...

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Oct 1 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Women Draw Joint Plan of Action To Ensure Influence in Libya’s Democratic Transition

Tripoli, 1 October 2013:Libyan women groups and activists have developed a plan of action to strengthen their involvement and activities in Libyan soc...

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Sep 27 Sami Zaptia

New faces at the fifth International Women in Libya networking event

By Nadia El-Ahmar.Tripoli, 27 September 2013:The fifth International Women in Libya (IWiL) event took place last Saturday (21 September) at the Corint...

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