Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gA11e8X15686; Thu, 31 Oct 2002 20:40:08 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 20:40:08 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sdc1949c.030@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2358] enewsletter X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.2 Status: O Content-Length: 3071 Lines: 39 I thought that some of you may be interested in knowing about the first issue of Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) quarterly eNewsletter. The issue features interviews with prominent women leaders and updates on WLP's programs implemented in cooperation with partner organizations. If any of your learners speak/read Arabic, they may be particularly interested in the Arabic website mentioned at the end of the newsletter. Here are annotated "headlines" from the first issue: *WLP Partners with Local NGOs on Workshops in Sub-Saharan Africa* In May and July this year, nearly 200 women from six countries in sub-Saharan Africa engaged in human rights and leadership development workshops organized by WLP and its partners. The workshops took place in Zimbabwe and Tanzania . . /Read article/ (url: http://www.learningpartnership.org/events/enews/02octissue1/02octissue1.phtml#subsaharawkshps) *Asma Khader Discusses Her Recent Work on Women's Rights in the Middle East* Asma Khader is Coordinator of Sisterhood Is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J) and Counsel on violence against women to the Permanent Arab Court. She is a lawyer, teacher, author, and leading advocate of the campaign to strengthen legislation outlawing honor killing. Despite her busy schedule, on October 21, 2002 Ms. Khader agreed to speak on the phone with WLP Program Assistant Sian MacAdam about her recent advocacy on behalf of women in the Middle east(url: http://www.learningpartnership.org/events/enews/02octissue1/02octissue1.phtml#khaderinterview) *WLP Launches Its First Roaming Institute for Women's Leadership* "WLP's dynamic and innovative Roaming Institutes have begun to shape the future of women's leadership by empowering women in the Global South to play significant roles in their nation's social, economic, and political development."/ - Sakena Yacoobi, Afghan Institute of Learning. . . /Read article/ (url: http://www.learningpartnership.org/events/2002/02summerinst.phtml) *Women and Leadership in Muslim Societies: Voices for Change* Join us on November 25, 2002 when Ayesha Imam of Nigeria, Asma Khader of Jordan, Thoraya Obaid of Saudi Arabia, Shirin Taher-Kheli of Pakistan, WLP President Mahnaz Afkhami, and moderator Azar Nafisi will discuss the challenges to women's political participation in Muslim societies. The event is open to the public . . . Read more (url: http://www.learningpartnership.org/events/2002/02womenandleadership.phtml) *Arabic website* Check out our Arabic website (url: http://www.learningpartnership.org/arabic/) that provides information about WLP's projects and partners, and resources such as gender disaggregated statistics on women's leadership, human rights, and health contact information for organizations working on women's leadership and human rights issues in the Arab world. The website was prepared with the collaboration of Marlyn Tadros of Virtual Activism (url: http://www.virtualactivism.org) and colleagues at our Lebanese partner organization MACMAG-GLIP (url: http://www.macmag-glip.org).
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