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  • Photo Archive: Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman speaks at a panel discussion organized by the Women Journalists without Chains (January 2008)

    MEPI Local Grantee from Yemen wins the Nobel Peace Prize

  • Jordanian criminologist Mr. Abdullah al-Nasser speaks about his MEPI Local Grant Project in an interview with Roya TV

    Advocating for Prison Reform in Jordan

  • H.E. Mohammed Al Toobi, Oman Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs, Presents an Award to a Program Participant. Image Source: The Week Magazine

    The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) Empowers Omani Women to Address Environmental and Community Concerns with Oman’s Parliament

  • Sitting from right to left: Arab Youth Venture Foundation (AYVF) CEO Lisa LaBonté and AYVF Vice President Hussain Al Ansari

    MEPI Partner NGO Pioneers First United Nations Association (UNA) in the UAE and GCC, Supporting Youth and Civic Education

Headlines

  • Marriage without Risks Network Launched in Yemen in 2010
    MEPI Partners with Yemeni Civil Society to Address Child Marriage

    In Yemen, it is reported that a quarter of all females marry before the age of 15. When a 13-year-old Yemeni bride died in April 2010 due to injuries from marital relations, another child bride death in a series of recent cases, Yemeni human rights activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) increasingly advocated against child marriage and in support of legislation to ban the practice.  

  • MEPI Local Grantee Strives to Put Working Kuwaiti Women on Par with Working Men
    MEPI Local Grantee Strives to Put Working Kuwaiti Women on Par with Working Men

    In July 2010, Kuwaiti civil society organization (CSO) the Kuwait Economic Society (KES) launched the Women's Leadership and Entrepreneurship program in cooperation with MEPI.  

  • Qatar University Associate Dean for Research/Arts and Science Dr. Mohammed Ahmedna and Head of Department of Social Sciences Dr. Nada Eltaiba address the Sponsorship System in Qatar
    MEPI Local Grant Helps to Improve Qatar’s Labor Sponsorship System

    In Qatar, much of the vast population of foreign workers encounters labor practices and conditions that are not in accordance with international standards. However, foreign workers themselves have little recourse for improving their conditions, and the Qatari public is largely unaware or unconcerned with labor conditions that may contravene Qatari law or international standards.  

  • Emirati Women Learn about their Rights on Retirement Law, Federal Law, and End of Service
    UAE Women Learn their Rights

    Recent studies indicate that Emirati women's legal cases are on the rise. The increasing divorce rate in the UAE demands that women know their rights and the rights of their children. Also, the UAE government is on a well-publicized “Emiratization” of the workforce campaign in both the government and private sectors. This has resulted in more Emirati women entering the workforce and a need for them to be aware of labor rights and laws. 

  • Judges and prosecutors in the UAE
    MEPI-funded Rule of Law Initiative Trains UAE Judges on Victims’ Rights

    In collaboration with the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Justice, MEPI program implementer, the American Bar Association (ABA) Rule of Law Initiative provided training in January 2011 for more than 30 judges and prosecutors on victims’ rights and the collection and preservation of evidence. The ABA-organized international panel of experts spent two days with officials in Dubai addressing both topics.  

  • Chairperson of the Oman Women's Association at Seeb, Ms. Majdah bint Shaikhan al Maamariya
    MEPI Local Grant Launches Campaign to Raise Women’s Legal Awareness in Oman

    Due to a recognized lack of awareness on legal issues among women in Oman, the Seeb Chapter of the Oman Women’s Association organized a set of activities to provide both the necessary legal knowledge to Omani women working in the public and private sectors, as well as to create public awareness on women’s legal rights among Omanis. 

  • H.E. Sheikha Hind Bin Salman Al Khalifa hosted the premier of the documentary
    MEPI-Sponsored Documentary on Family Law Reform Premieres in Bahrain

    The Kingdom of Bahrain relies on Sharia law with regards to marriage, divorce, child custody, and inheritance issues, often grouped as the category of “family law.” The family law reform agenda, and development of personal status law, is often sidelined as a result of opposition from both Shi'a and Sunni leaders due to the misconception that such reforms would undermine religious values. 

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