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Global View by Mona Eltahawy
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Mona Eltahawy is an Egyptian-born commentator and public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues. She reported on the Middle East for 10 years before moving to the U.S.

Plenty of work remains for gender equality

March 11, 2010 12:00

In 1995, I joined hundreds of women from around the world in Beijing, China, to attend the UN conference on women. It was the third conference of its kind after one in Mexico City and Nairobi, each a decade apart.

January 28, 2010 - Putting female genital mutilation on the Davos agenda

January 05, 2010 - Social media gives rise to the new iMuslims

December 17, 2009 - What's Barbie wearing under her burka?

November 05, 2009 - Step in right direction for Kuwaiti women

October 23, 2009 - Hot and bothered over fake hymens

September 24, 2009 - ‘Birthday greetings’ for Saudi Arabia

September 11, 2009 - Sudan caught with its pants down

August 27, 2009 - Women biggest losers in Afghan elections

August 18, 2009 - Education or invasion? Take your pick against extremism

August 13, 2009 - Lashing out at Sudanese ‘fashion police’

July 31, 2009 - These heroes are fearless, inspiring

July 08, 2009 - If only Uighurs were Buddhist

June 25, 2009 - Right to full-body veil not a matter of religion

June 05, 2009 - The heart versus head

May 26, 2009 - Kuwaiti women inspire historic change

April 23, 2009 - Naiveté and international hypocrisy

April 17, 2009 - No faith in Afghan clerics

April 02, 2009 - Afghan law about power, not culture


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