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sgriffi2

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This interactive chart is useful because it is interactive and allows one to see in several different categories how women's rights compare in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Sub-Sah...

#women #womensrights #egypt #global #world #humanrights #civilrights #feminism

started by sgriffi2 on 03 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
sgriffi2

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The BBC News reports that out of 22 countries, women's rights in Egypt is ranked as the worst. The rankings were extremely low because of the issues sexual harassment, high rates of female genital ...

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started by sgriffi2 on 14 Feb 15 no follow-up yet
mcooka

Education in the Second Largest Refugee Camp in the World | Global Partnership for Educ... - 0 views

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education refugee jordan school

shared by mcooka on 17 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • n principle, all girls and boys in Za’atari camp have access to school. The Jordanian Ministry of Education and UNICEF provide formal education in two temporary schools with a capacity of 5,000 students each, covering all grades except the final year of secondary school.
  • 6% of girls and 80% of boys between the age of 6 and 18 years do not attend school. 66% of all children in Za’atari camp lost about three months of schooling already before arriving in Jordan
  • amilies expect to return home after just a short time in the camp
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  • ajority of primary and secondary school-aged children say they want to go to school.
  • iolence
  • harassment
  • verbal abuse
  • corporal punishment in the classroom by Jordanian teachers and Syrian assistant teachers
  • nsecurity about leaving their family even for a few hour
  • work to earn money
  • distance to scho
  • ack of appropriate toilets
  • hungry
  • Large class sizes
  • yrian children are una
  • internet,
  • research required by the Jordanian curriculum
  • ordanian teachers
  • Some report that they do not feel safe working in Za’atari camp
  • transportation to the camp is costly
  • nexperienced
  • For every two Jordanian teachers, there is approximately one Syrian assistant teacher
  • yrian teachers are frustrated that they are only allowed to work as assistants in Za’atari camp given they are fully qualified teachers.
  • t has been recognized internationally that education is a right that must be upheld in emergency situations
  • Education can provide stability, normalcy and hope in a child’s day to day life during a crisis situation which can last for months and years.
  • he conflict in Syria is in its third year.
  • Global Partnership for Education requests partner countries to design their education sector plan sensitive to their context (PDF).
  • Za’atari camp reflect what children in other refugee camps may face worldwide.
  • mcooka on 17 Feb 16
     
    This article highlights how the UNICEF is attempting to care for Refugee children. This article specifically focuses on Za'atari which is located in Jordan. It looks at the factors which negatively affect the children, the role of the teachers, and the steps to resolve the issues.
aromo0

Women's rights in post-revolution Egypt - Asfar - 0 views

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rights egypt women revolution

shared by aromo0 on 17 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • Unprecedented state violence against women between the time of the revolution (2011) and the election of a new government (2012) contravened international law, and violated the spirit of the revolution.
  • Egypt’s first democratically-elected, post-revolution government overwhelmingly failed to recognise crucial women’s issues such as marital rape and human trafficking and contributed to the culture of sexual harassment; one of the most pressing problems for Egyptian women today.
  • aromo0 on 17 Feb 16
     
    This article talks about the details of the women's rights movement since 1952. After the revolution in 2011, women's rights has yet to become a topic of importance. 
mkulach

Muslim Brotherhood: Serious Peaceful Action Will Save Egypt's Women from Coup Regime Op... - 0 views

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Muslim brotherhood Egypt women coup

shared by mkulach on 09 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • mkulach on 09 Mar 16
     
    On the Muslim Brotherhood's own news website, they are claiming that hundres of women have been harassed under the new coup in Egypt. This relates to yesterdays National Women's Day and how the Brotherhood is saying that the regime is treating the women of the Brotherhood unfairly and abusing them in numerous ways. Since the July 2013 coup against legitimacy, women became many of the victims. They killed nearly 100 women and girls, and expelled 526 female students from Egypt's universities.
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