Women’s Democracy Network

Syrian Women Working for Peace and Political Action

October 21, 2014

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Syrian women filled the conference room and lobby of a hotel in this border city for one week in late August this year. They were the focus of a “Space for Collaboration” workshop, providing networking and training to women working on political solutions to the Syrian civil war. A majority of …

Middle East, Peace and Security, Women

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Syrian Women’s Groups Push for Equal Role at Geneva II Talks

December 5, 2013

by Dulcie Leimbach

Recognizing that women in the Middle East and North Africa must play an active role in their countries’ political processes, especially amid the regional backdrop of upheavals and conflicts, the Netherlands government is providing money for a new program, Women on the Frontline, to help women-run initiatives organize themselves better to assert their rights …