Five courageous women from Afghanistan, Nigeria, Cambodia, Congo and Hillary Clinton were honored in an international event for their remarkable efforts and struggle to empower other women and spread democracy, none from the Arab world though
Arab women in the Gulf States have made small but notable gains in the past five years, according to a new Freedom House study of women's rights in the region. The nongovernmental organization conducts studies and creates programs to promote freedom and democracy around the world.
the women participation in politics in Algeria remains "in its lowest rate", though Algeria is considered as the first Arab country, in which a woman is leading a political party, while the women's participation in Parliament, did not exceed 3.2% in 1997. Such a rate is low if compared with the flourishing days of political pluralism the then, while this rate increased in 2002, to reach 6%, and 8% in 2007.
Of the 20 nations with the fewest women in their parliaments, nine are Arab or Islamic. There are no women in the parliaments of Qatar or Saudi Arabia.
ولم تفصح الحكومة أو أي مصدر رسمي آخر عن أسباب تبديل الوزيرتين فقط دون سواهما علما أن الوزيرتين المذكورتين يتمتعان بسمعة طيبة في الدولة وأثبتتا كفاءة في العمل ودائماً ما يتم مدحهما في الصحف القطرية على إنجازاتهما في العمل.
إن الحركة النسائية في إيران قوية للغاية. هذه الحركة لا زعيمة ولا مقرَّ لها. فمكانها هو منزل وبيت كلِّ إيراني وإيرانية يؤمنون بالحقوق المتساوية. إنها الحركة النسائية الأقوى في منطقة الشرق الأوسط في الوقت الراهن.