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The Arab Women's Organization, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Fund and the League of Arab States, recently met in Cairo to discuss the preparation of quantitative and qualitative indicators of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in their organization. It was the third meeting by experts, and held in order to provide support for the Arab States in preparing their national reports on their commitment to CEDAW.\ The Kingdom of Bahrain with host the event entitled Be Free on June 9-10. International organizations such as UNICEF and the Organization of Internet Control along with and a number of world-renown experts will participate. The goal of the two-day event is to discuss ways to prevent the trafficking and physical abuse of children through the Internet. \ The Center for Arab Unity Studies in Beirut has issued a new book on the concept of crimes against humanity in international law. Written by William George Nassar, the book covers the concepts of crimes such as genocide, torture, and apartheid, along with ways to identify criminal prosecution and the need for international protection for humanity. \ The Arab Today reported that the Jordanian Ministry of Development plans to conduct a study on the subject of elderly unmarried women in the upcoming months. Thought to be widespread throughout Jordan, the study will focus on the economic and social impediments of spinsterhood.\ An Australian court has agreed to allow a 17 year old female to continue medical treatment that has lead to confusion of her legal gender identification. After the ruling, the court has allowed doctors to remove her breasts in order to appear more masculine. She has already completed several hormonal therapies in order to prevent the onset of menstruation. Doctors have attributed her desire to change her gender due to depression.\ Doctors at the British Queen's University reported that the number of patients with juvenile diabetes has increased significantly within Europe. More than 20,000 children under the age of five are now believed to be afflicted.\ The United Nations Children's Fund "UNICEF" has been asked to take firm action to stop the trafficking of children amidst the background of a new report stating that more than 150 million girls and 73 million boys under eighteen years of age are forced to have sex every year in different parts of the world. \ The government of the United Arab Emirates has launched a humanitarian initiative which ensures that, upon legal age, any citizen the country deems an orphan will be submitted for employment and receive a secured monthly income. The Human Resources Section of the Dubai police will implement this initiative.\ 18 organizations in a local Jordanian community recently signed the Memoranda of Understanding with the Organization of American Jurisdiction to implement the program "Combating Child Labor through Education." The program will continue for a period of four years, with funding from the Department of Labor in America, at an estimated cost of U.S. $ 4 million.\ A U.S. study reported that an estimated 3.5 million children under the age of five are at risk of starvation in the United States alone. These findings coincide with another study by the U.S. Food Group, which indicated that more than 20% of American children in eleven states suffer from hunger due to the lack of food.



What is al-Thara

What is al-Thara?

AL-THARA is a weekly review of scholarship, culture and literature on women's issues. Based in Syria, its goal is to provide a reliable resource of international, regional and local documents – for example, laws and conventions – concerning women. It also aims to monitor social ills and practices that violate rights and freedoms, especially those of women, as they are the most vulnerable and suppressed sector of Syrian society. The review tries to expose these problems and propose alternative courses of action.

AL-THARA is issued in both Arabic and English because it is intended to help create links between people – especially women – and experts in fields like law, sociology and psychology. Indeed, we look forward to a time when AL-THARA is a network for women's rights  activists not only in Syria , but in the whole Arab Region.

Thara  is issued by Etana Press, a Damascus-based publishing house. Etana produces materials and organizes activities aimed at raising civil awareness in Syria, particularly among younger segments of the population.

Etana employs a holistic approach in addressing social issues that combines theory and practice, as well as consciousness and social activism. Since its foundation over a view  years ago, Etana has been active in various fields.  It has facilited the visits of foreign journalists and academics to Syria, as well as organized a number of exhibitions and seminars to highlight social problems within Syrian society. Etana also conducts training workshops on facilitation, responsible journalism and web design, as part of a capacity-building strategy for formal and informal NGOs, students and public educators. By doing so, Etana seeks to fill the gap between public and private institutions in contributing to the development of a civic culture in Syria.

Staff:

Yahya Al ous, Editor and Journalist

Maan Abdussalm, Writer

Messoud Akko,  Journalist

Eman Wannous, Journalist

Qamar Salloum, Translator

Lava Khaled, Journalist

Malek Abo khaier, Journalist

Farzana Hassan, writer & activist

Namir Shabibi. Translator

 

Contact Details:

Maan Abdul Salam

Managing Director

Etana Press

P.O.BOX: 33314
Damascus , Syria
Tel: (+963-944) 512575
 

Email:  tharaorg@gmail.com

             info@thara-sy.com

 

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