Women - Global Experts

Fostering Democracy in the New Middle East: Bet on the Region’s Women and Girls

September 25th, 2012, Comment & Analysis

The massive wave of social and political protests of the â€œArab Springâ€ shook up the status quo in the Middle East, making the voice of the women in the region heard with unprecedented power. Yet, in the post-revolutionary phase, this initial rise in the status and influence of women has been reversed.

Hey, America: I’m a Muslim, let’s talk

September 17th, 2010, Comment & Analysis

I have developed an overwhelming urge to tell everyone I meet I’m a Muslim. As a Muslim woman who doesn’t wear a headscarf, I’m often mistaken for a Latina and other ethnicities that my features match. But as anti-Muslim sentiment has risen across the United States, so has my urge to say: â€œHey America: I’m a Muslim. Let’s talk.â€

Hey, America: Iâ€™m a Muslim, letâ€™s talk

September 17th, 2010, Comment & Analysis

I have developed an overwhelming urge to tell everyone I meet Iâ€™m a Muslim. As a Muslim woman who doesnâ€™t wear a headscarf, Iâ€™m often mistaken for a Latina and other ethnicities that my features match. But as anti-Muslim sentiment has risen across the United States, so has my urge to say: â€œHey America: Iâ€™m a Muslim. Letâ€™s talk.â€

Marlyn Tadros

Executive Director, Virtual Activism

August 4th, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Arabic, Boston, Civil Society, Development, English, Law and Human Rights, Non-Governmental, North Africa and Middle East, North America, USA, Women's Rights

Dr. Marlyn Tadros teaches Computer and Internet Technologies at the Arts Institute of New England in Boston. She is a specialist on human rights in the Middle East, with a particular focus on the role that technology can play in promoting human rights.

Ruthie Ackerman

Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute

July 14th, 2010, English, Journalist/Commentator, Media, New York, Non-Governmental, North America, Spanish, Subsaharan Africa, Think tank/Research center, USA, War and Conflict, Women's Rights, Youth Issues

Ruthie Ackerman is an award-winning journalist focusing on Africa, women and politics. She has special expertise on refugee issues, post-conflict environments, and security, and is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute. She is the founder of the non-profit organization Ceasefire Liberia.