Women
Algeria. The flourishing “sexy” market. Women under the veil.
The veil is no longer synonymous with austere clothes covering feminine forms in black fabrics. Only a few die-hards continue to wear burqas and black gloves. Banned in 2018 in the workplace, the full-face veil has never been appreciated by Algerian women who prefer a “lighter” hijab.
20 October 2021
Encounter with Mayye Zayed, film director of the documentary “Lift like a girl”
A dusty wasteland in the middle of a working-class neighbourhood of Alexandria with a few odds and ends made thanks to local resourcefulness. This is the setting for the documentary “Like a little girl” where the film director Mayye Zayed spent four years filming an incubator for female weightlifting champions.
20 October 2021
A woman's memories from a minefield
The film of the memories flash before my eyes on the road to Kasserine, where the editors sent me to shoot an investigation into the terrible attack that took place there. While the driver hurtles fast to get us there as soon as possible, I and my colleagues speak of the function that each of us will have on site. Arablog
27 November 2016
Raqqa Women Fighting ISIS Laws
“It is only an outer cover that should not deceive us, Raqqa is still fine and its women have not changed.” Those were the words of young Anood, who works as a hair-dresser in her city, seeking a livelihood in a place clouded with darkness. Enab Baladi
23 November 2016
Why do the Tunisian women divorce more and more often?
While the number of divorces requested by wives in Tunisia grows steadily, the story of Meriem, a young obese woman pushed to marry a man she met on Facebook and from whom later divorced with difficulties, illuminates the difficult path of Tunisian women, caught between apparently very “advanced” laws and a society still deeply entrenched in a patriarchal culture. Tunisie Bondy Blog
18 November 2016
Be a Man
Lebanese journalist Sami Halabi traces the construction of his gender identity. Growing up as a boy in Lebanon means being socialized into a hyper- masculine gender model, that nurtures vertical male power structures and blocks social change. Becoming aware of this hidden mechanism is the first step to attempt alternative behaviours and initiate change. As many young men are starting to do, thanks also to the wealth of information provided through the web. Frame
17 November 2016
The fight of the workers of Mamotex: from self-management to despair
Within the context of the declining textile industry and rising unemployment, the fate of 67 women workers of Mamotex in Chebba, a factory specialized in confection for European brands, seemed sealed. After twenty years of business, the company owner decided to close its doors, threatening the jobs of its employees who were left without payment since the beginning of the year. Inkyfada
17 November 2016
On the Front Line. Women Photojournalists in War Zones
Fourteen women, armed only with their cameras, on the front line in hot spots around the world amid wars, conflicts and human and social dramas. With their courage, sensitivity and professionalism, they help us to understand, not to forget, and to stop and think.
21 September 2016
Stillborn under occupation. Documenting Palestinian checkpoint births
Samar Hazboun is a Palestinian photographer who has published several projects documenting life under occupation. Her latest project, “Beyond checkpoints,” documents the often forgotten stories of Palestinian women who have given birth at Israeli checkpoints, or been delayed for hours before being able to cross and go to a hospital. (Ebticar/Mashallah News)
12 April 2016
Arab women in search of the disappeared
The crime of forced disappearance has contributed to the emergence of social movements comprised of the wives and mothers of the disappeared in the Arab region, whether victims of civil war or military rule. These women have become activists in their local communities and influenced decision makers. This article points to cases in Lebanon, Algeria and Egypt where women's appeals turned into influential movements.
9 April 2016
