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Two days ago I blogged about Zainah Anwar, a Malaysian Muslim feminist activist, who advocates for change in the way women’s rights are interpreted in Islam. Today, a friend of…

Zainah Anwar’s great grandfather, an Islamic scholar who divided his time between Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, married an Abyssinian slave girl he bought in Mecca. Her grandfather had a total…

This interview with meiko Kiku ne when I was in Japan in November was one of the most interesting experiences I’ve ever had. I didn’t analyse it at the time,…

I am leaving for Paris today where I will attend the Arab International Women's Forum conference , "From Partnership to Prosperity: Women in the Arab World, France and the International…

During my amazing trip to Japan in November 2008, I had the incredible good fortune of staying with Fukiko Yuki Teramachi in her traditional Japanese home, which she operates as a…

It’s been an amazingly synchronistic few weeks during which I’ve widened and deepened my network of amazing women around the world. I’ve connected with new friends, reconnected with some old…

Anyone who really knows me knows that I’m a goal orientated person. I need goals and targets to aim for at all times, personally and professionally. The targets range from…

I get lots of inspirational emails, many of which I share with visitors (like you!) to AWR (mostly I put them under in the Food for Thought section, sometimes I…

I’m really excited! I’m on my way to Malaysia today to attend a conference called Tools for Change. I’ll meet amazing women (and men!) from around the world. We’ll talk…