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Libyan activists welcome new agency to protect women and children — Karama Activists in Libya have welcomed the announcement their government will establish an agency to ensure "effective and urgent protection for every woman and child exposed to violence, threats, or exploi...

New agency to protect women and children from violence in Libya an important step, but legislation is needed fulfil its aims
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My heartfelt congratulations to the Outstanding Samia El-Hashimi for the award. Hopefully this award sheds more lights on the struggle of the Sudanese people and helps ending the slaughter of innocent people.

Samia El-Hashmi recognized by Franco-German Human Rights Prize — Karama Leading Sudanese human rights activist Samia El-Hashmi has been awarded the 2024 Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law . The award recognises Samia’s work to “defend and promote th...

Congratulations to the brilliant Samia El-Hashmi, recognized for her work in Sudan with the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law
www.elkara.ma/news/samia-e...

Climate Change Impact on Adolescent Girls Advocacy Brief

As governments gather in Brazil for #COP30, they must recognize that climate change exacerbates exisiting inequalities. Action on climate change must take an intersectional feminist approach. Read our advocacy brief developed with UNICEF
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Vital tribute from Sheba Youth Foundation for Iftehan Al-Mashhari, slain last month in Taiz

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Yale Humanitarian Research Lab highlights the extraordinary violations by the RSF that continue in Sudan files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/b9...

Nasser Bourita addressing the 4th ministerial conference on feminist foreign policy in Paris

Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita announces his ministry will adopt a feminist foreign policy

Ana María Alonso Giganto and Hibaaq Osman speaking on stage in an event held in a lecture

In conversation with Ana María Alonso Giganto Spain’s Ambassador-at-large for Feminist Foreign Policy, @hibaaq.bsky.social underlines that accountability is fundamental to feminist foreign policy

Feminist Foreign Policy: Priorities and Principles from the Arab region — Karama Ahead of the 4th Ministerial Meeting on feminist foreign policy , Karama launches Principles and Priorities for Feminist Foreign Policy .

As governments and activists gather in Paris ahead of the 4th Ministerial meeting on feminist foreign policy, we launch our paper setting out principles and priorities from the perspective of Africa and the Arab region www.elkara.ma/news/ffp-pol...

“What of the thousands of parents who have buried their children? And of all those who have collected the body parts of their loved ones? How to even begin to think about addressing such mass trauma when there isn’t even a roof to gather under?”

Karama condemns the assassination today in Taiz of Aftahan Al-Mashhari. Prof Aftahan was a dedicated public servant and a leading voice against corruption

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🎙️ Episode 8: Hibaaq Osman Resist, Persist and Reimagine · Episode

🎙️ New episode now live!

@hibaaq.bsky.social of @el-karama.bsky.social reminds us: “Democracy without women is hypocrisy”.

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Doctors and health officials report wave of hunger deaths in Gaza Health ministry says dozens have died this month as aid agencies warn that even their workers are suffering from malnutrition

No one can pretend they do not know what the people of Gaza are going through. To remain silent is to permit this suffering to go on without end www.ft.com/content/acb6...

Gazans Are Dying of Starvation

It is a vast tragedy and the latest crime committed against the Palestinian people with the implicit support of many in the international community www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...

Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering to Gaza’s 2.1 million people.

Famine is being engineered in Gaza, a terror warned of for months that is finally being reported globally
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The spectacle of war: a feminist reckoning with endless conflict From Salwa Bugaighis' message to NATO’s trillion-dollar militarization, we must learn that peace, justice, and women’s leadership can replace the politics of ruin

It is all too poignant that NATO leaders meet on the anniversary of Salwa Bugaighis’s assassination, they could learn much from her message #JusticeForSalwa
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The militarization of humanitarian response peels away another level of the international system. What will be left before responsible states intervene?

This is unfortunately an example of a serious and pressing problem that risks being communicated in a way that is so technical that the public can't fully grasp what's changed: 1.5m people in urgent need of food, &the full Israeli blockade since March means fears more will die from malnutrition.

A banner held by protesters in Arabic and English, it reads “My rights are legitimate ,and constitutional - electricity healthcare, and a dignified life.”

A placard held by a protester, in English and Arabic. It reads “where are the salaries? Where are the services? We are humans, not numbers!”

Protesters urged the government and Presidential Leadership Council to act now, warning of ongoing civil pressure until real change is made. The movement, led by women and rights advocates, called on all citizens to unite in peaceful protest for basic services and economic relief

Women protesters gather in Al Aroud Square in Aden, Yemen

Yemeni women protesting, holding flags and banners

In #Yemen, a massive women’s protest in Aden demanding urgent action on collapsing basic services like water and electricity, and economic instability. Protesters held banners condemning worsening living conditions and called for sustainable government response.

Israeli forces have killed Palestinian journalists Mohammed Mansour and Hossam Shabat in Gaza.

In 2024, Palestinians accounted for nearly 2/3rds of all journalists killed worldwide, some of them deliberately killed by Israeli forces, per the Committee to Protect Journalists. This is no accident.

A photo of activist Dr Hoda Badran speaking at a lectern. A text quote reads “Beijing was a defining moment. But it was not a finish line."

The Beijing conference saw unprecedented participation from women’s civil society, what was it like to coordinate that engagement? Read about the experience of Dr Hoda Badran, and her reflections on the progress made in the 30 years since Beijing #Beijingplus30 #CSW69 www.elkara.ma/beijing-30

As we consider progress since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, we explore the experience in Africa and the Arab region #Beijingplus30 #CSW69
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Now more than 300. Including children and even babies.

All so Netanyahu can avoid a court date today.

Sick stuff from Netanyahu’s Israel, backed by Trump.

Forced Marriage in Sudan: A Silent Crime Perpetrated in War and Peace The prevalence of forced marriage in Sudan during peacetime has desensitized society to its occurrence during wartime. In both situations, this practice has devastating consequences on women and their...

The prevalence of forced marriage in Sudan during peacetime has desensitized society to its occurrence during wartime. Nonresident fellow @mohanedelnour.bsky.social documented how this practice has devastating consequences on women and their families. timep.org/2024/11/21/f...

🌟 I'm so looking forward to @timep.bsky.social's upcoming virtual event!! What could be better than listening to a panel of BRILLIANT WOMEN talking about THEIR VISION for MENA?? Don't miss Sana Mustafa, Hala Al-Karib, @paolasalwandaher.bsky.social, Myriam Sfeir, and @michatobia.bsky.social on 3/25!

What is happening in Gaza is a genocide: @el-karama.bsky.social at UN's CSW, annual women's conference

At the #ColmenaFund, we are amplifying the voices of diverse women who are breaking barriers and reshaping politics across the #GlobalSouth.

🐝 Now more than ever, we stand together.

#ColmenaForChange #WomenInPolitics #IWD2024 #WomensHistoryMonth

On #InternationalWomensDay, we honor the resilience and courage of women in politics—those who continue to fight for democracy, equality, and justice, even in challenging times.

Check out these powerful quotes from our partners and team—words that fuel our hope to keep pushing forward. 💜🔥

Trump is tearing up the rights of women. The message from your sisters in the Arab world? Don’t give up: resistance works | Hibaaq Osman The new administration threatens to undo decades of progress in America, but as North Africa and the Middle East have shown, there is power in female solidarity

On international women’s day, a message of solidarity www.theguardian.com/global-devel...