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Jordanian Filmmaker Tracks a Transgender’s Recovery

By Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● July 5, 2013

For 26-year-old Maryam Jum’a, the story she found in the files of Jordan’s National Commission for Women was too compelling to ignore. She hopes it will help humanize an issue that many in the conservative society still treat as off-limits.

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Child Bride in Jordan Puts Daughters on Same Path

By Iqbal Tamimi ● Arts & Culture ● August 22, 2011

What kind of mothers subject their daughters to drudgery, deny them education and threaten them with early marriage and other human rights abuses? The answer, one family’s story suggests, are women who’ve gone through just that themselves.

Reporter Reveals Dishonor of Killing Female Kin

By Rana Husseini ● Crime & Law ● November 6, 2009

What began as a story assignment to cover an “honor” killing in Amman, Jordan, turned into a quest for journalist Rana Husseini to explore and fight against these crimes. Excerpts from her latest book, “Murder in the Name of Honor.”

Jordanian MP Celebrates Her Post-Quota Victory

By Iman Azzi ● Politics ● November 29, 2007

In Jordan, Falak Jamaani won her seat in parliament without relying on the quota system that reserves six seats for women. Activists say her victory is an important milestone of women’s gradual inroads to political representation.

Arab Female Journalists Stand Up for Press Freedom

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Politics ● July 22, 2007

In a region still ruled by kings and queens and governed by gender-specific laws on roles and clothing, 60 Arab female journalists convened in Jordan to discuss two sizzling issues affecting them every day: press freedom and women’s equality.

6th Annual Arab Women’s Media Center Conference

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Politics ● July 21, 2007

Photos from 6th Annual Arab Women’s Media Center Conference: 60 Arab female journalists convened in Jordan to discuss two sizzling issues affecting them every day: press freedom and women’s equality.

Arab Women Media Center Code of Ethics

By no-author ● Politics ● July 20, 2007

The Arab Women Media Center developed a code of ethics for journalists at its conference in Jordan in June 2007. The code is intended to respect differences among people and was written for all journalists working in the Arab world.

New Boss Learns of His Own Biased Blind Spot

By Michael T. Luongo ● Commentary ● September 14, 2006

Managing an all-woman staff taught Michael Luongo he wasn’t as woman-friendly as he thought. In 1992, he worked in a department store where only men were allowed to wear pants. One saleswoman had five children and often missed work.

NYC Must Aid Battered Immigrants; Katie Thins Down

By Womens Enews Staff ● Commentary ● September 2, 2006

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A federal judge in New York has ordered the city to reform its welfare system after finding that it illegally prevents aid and food stamps from reaching battered immigrant women and their children, the New York Times reported Aug. 30. Welfare department workers operate from error-ridden systems; because they lack a category for ‘battered qualified aliens,’ the system automatically denies them assistance they are legally entitled to. In addition, agency training manuals do not address the situation.

Jordan’s Husseini Created a New Beat: Honor Crimes

By Shafika Mattar ● Arts & Culture ● May 8, 2003

Rana Husseini’s consistent reporting of honor crimes in Jordan has put violence against women on the public agenda in this country and has earned her many awards for her courage, including Women’s eNews’ Ida B. Wells Award for Bravery in Journalism.