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Women and Leadership in Muslim Societies: Voices for Change

Join us on November 25, 2002 when Ayesha Imam of Nigeria, Asma Khader of Jordan, Thoraya Obaid of Saudi Arabia, Shirin Taher-Kheli of Pakistan, WLP President Mahnaz Afkhami, and moderator Azar Nafisi will discuss the challenges to women’s political participation in Muslim societies. The event is open to the public.  Read more.

Arabic Website

Check out our Arabic website that provides information about WLP's projects and partners, and resources such as

• gender disaggregated statistics on women's leadership, human rights, and health
• contact information for organizations working on women's leadership and human rights issues in the Arab world

The website was prepared with the collaboration of Marlyn Tadros of Virtual Activism and colleagues at our Lebanese partner organization MACMAG-GLIP.