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Conference Narrating the Arab Spring: new questions, new modes of resistance and activism, new politics
The aim of this international conference is to consider and shed light on the new narratives emerging from and about the Arab Spring. It will bring together participants from the Arab world, the UK, and beyond to reflect on the momentous events of 2011 and exchange views and experiences. The conference is organized by The Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW) in the University of...
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Conference on Feminism and Islamic Perspectives: New Horizons of Knowledge and Reform
WMF—in cooperation with The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute and The Danish Centre for Information on Gender, Equality, & Ethnicity (Kvinfo)—will organize a conference on “Feminism and Islamic Perspectives: New Horizons of Knowledge and Reform,” with participants from Egypt, the Arab world, and Europe. The conference will take place in Cairo, 17-18 March, 2012.
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Gender Education Workshop
The Women and Memory Forum held its first Gender Education Workshop from October 17th to 30th, 2009. This intensive course was conducted in collaboration with the Social Research and Studies Center at the Faculty of Arts, in Cairo University, and 19 graduate and MA students from the Departments of Sociology, Psychology, and History enrolled and completed the course. Academic specialists introduced...
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Broken Taboos in post election Iran
On the 11th of January 2010 , WMF hosted a seminar entitled Broken Taboos in post election Iran by Dr. Ziba Mir-Hossein. Dr. Ziba Mir-Hosseini is an Iranian legal anthropologist, specialized in Islamic law, women's rights and development, based in London. The seminar centered on the gender dynamics of the June 2010 presidential election in Iran and highlighted the egalitarian shifts in the...
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Divorce Iranian Style
On the 14th of January 2010, the WMF in association with the Network for Women’s Rights Organizations in Egypt (NWRO) held the screening of the award winning documentary film ‘Divorce Iranian Style’ directed by Dr Ziba Mir-Hosseini and Kim Longinotto at the Flamenco Hotel. Divorce Iranain Style unfolds inside an Iranian divorce court, providing a subtle and intimate look at the lives of Iranian...
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Story telling nights At the Women and Memory Forum
The Women and Memory Forum held a storytelling night on 29 December, 1998. The night was held at the WMF headquarter.
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Story telling nights At Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Women and Memory Forum organized a storytelling night on 31 November, 2008. The night was held at Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
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Story telling nights At Beit Al-Sehemi in Cairo
The Women and Memory Forum organized two storytelling nights on 13 and 14 September, 2008. The nights were held at Beit El-Sehemi in Cairo.
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Story telling nights At Wekalet El-Ghory in Cairo
The Women and Memory Forum organized a storytelling night on 20 June, 2008. The night was held at Wekalet El- Ghoury in Cairo.
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Story telling nights At Saad Zaghlol Cultural Center
The Women and Memory Forum organized a storytelling night on 3 October, 2007. The night was held at Saad Zaghlol Cultural Center in Cairo.