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Women Issues Archive
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Turkey’s woman at the top
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsArzuhan Dogan Yalcindag is one of several women from prominent Turkish families in a key leadership position. How she does it. Yasemin Ergin ISTANBUL — Two years ago, Turkish businesswoman... -
Women’s Rights in Turkey – NYTimes.com
Posted on May 3, 2012 | 1 CommentRe “In Turkey, Fears of a Retreat on Women’s Rights” (news article, April 29): It is disappointing to read such a one-sided account on the state of women’s rights in... -
Turkish fashion magazine Âlâ appeals to fashionable Muslim women who wear a veil
Posted on May 1, 2012 | 1 CommentMagazine’s sales figures are catching up with Turkish ‘Elle’ and ‘Cosmopolitan’. The staff of the magazine are firm believers that wearing the veil is perfectly compatible with style and femininity.... -
Now that It Doesn’t Have to Impress the EU, Turkey Could Curtail Women’s Rights
Posted on April 30, 2012 | 1 CommentNow that It Doesn’t Have to Impress the EU, Turkey Could Curtail Women’s Rights Turkey, formerly eager for an invite into the European Union clubhouse, has drifted away from the... -
Turkish university proud to pick “ideal woman” in beauty pageant
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No CommentsTurkish university proud to pick “ideal woman” in beauty pageant The planned beauty contest has drawn harsh criticism from many quarters, as universities are considered to be academic institutions, not... -
Turkey is the first country to ratify the European Convention to combat violence against women
Posted on March 16, 2012 | No CommentsTurkey today ratified the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, following a decision taken by the Turkish parliament in November 2011. Seventeen... -
Naked FEMEN Activists Arrested in Istanbul
Posted on March 10, 2012 | 1 CommentFour Ukrainian FEMEN activists staged one of their trademark bare-breasted protests in Istanbul today, to demonstrate against domestic violence in Turkey. The four women wore make-up on their faces and... -
Alâ: Turkish fashion magazine created for women who wear headscarves
Posted on January 29, 2012 | 2 CommentsIt’s Vogue for the veiled! Turkish fashion magazine created for women who wear headscarves By Katie Silver A magazine for the modern, fashion-conscious Muslim woman is proving that when it... -
OIC enhances Muslim women’s role
Posted on December 28, 2011 | No CommentsJEDDAH, 28 Muharram/24 Dec (IINA)-Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has praised the Muslim women role in bringing about socio-political changes in the... -
No Need for Secularism in Tunisia
Posted on December 26, 2011 | No CommentsThe leader of the Tunisian Islamist Ennahda party Ghannouchi says the closest example of their experience is Turkey, but they do not need secularism in Tunisia. The closest example to... -
Muslim Lite: Women, Islam and the Turkish Way
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No Commentsin collaboration with his NYU-AD seminar “They are trying to make Istanbul into Teheran,” an old man tells me on the street. This beautiful city that hinges Europe and Asia... -
New political role of women in Islamic world to be raised in Istanbul on 21-25 December
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsNew political role of women in Islamic world to be raised in Istanbul on 21-25 December Baku, Fineko/abc.az. International conference “Role of women in changing Muslim society” will be held... -
Istanbul Working to Make Mosques More Female-Friendly
Posted on December 16, 2011 | 1 CommentTurkish women pray in the courtyard of the Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, (File Photo) InTurkey’s largest city, a revolution is occurring in its mosques. A project has been launched... -
Making Mosques a Place for Women
Posted on December 10, 2011 | No CommentsA campaign to make Istanbul’s roughly 3,100 mosques more welcoming for women could set off a gender revolution in Turkey’s places of Islamic worship – and one that may not... -
Joining a Dinner in a Muslim Brotherhood Home
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsBy NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF CAIRO If you want to understand the Islamic forces that are gaining strength in Egypt and scaring people here and abroad, let me tell you about... -
Seeking real equality for Turkey’s women
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsBy Idil Aybars The Daily Star Turkish women were among the first in Europe to exercise political rights with the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1924, but 87... -
Saudi women with attractive eyes may be forced to cover even them up, if resolution is passed
Posted on November 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsIslamic state fears effect of ‘tempting’ eyes on men Says it ‘has the right’ to issue repressive edict Women must already cover their hair and wear full-length black cloak By MAIL... -
Women & Islam: The rise and rise of the convert
Posted on November 11, 2011 | 1 CommentThree-quarters of Britons who become Muslims are female. Now a major new study has shed light on the difficulties they face in adjusting to their new life. Record numbers of... -
![Fritz Lodge Blogger [Reported from the WISE Conference in Istanbul. All non-cited quotations or paraphrasings drawn from notes on the conference or interviews with WISE participants.] The “fearful fatalistic apathy”,...](http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/225x200a.gif "The WISE Women of Islam: What a Conference in Istanbul Can Tell Us About the Future of Women in the Muslim World")
The WISE Women of Islam: What a Conference in Istanbul Can Tell Us About the Future of Women in the Muslim World
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsFritz Lodge Blogger [Reported from the WISE Conference in Istanbul. All non-cited quotations or paraphrasings drawn from notes on the conference or interviews with WISE participants.] The “fearful fatalistic apathy”,... -
Muslim Women Ask if Religion Bars Them from Leadership Roles
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsPosted on October 16, 2011 by dilshadali “Change doesn’t happen by itself. You need change agents.” – Daisy Khan Upwards of 200 (mostly Muslim) women from about 50 countries...
