“If we don’t help women in Yemen heal from their pain and wounds of war, we will not have a sustainable peace or healthy future generations.” Misk Al-Junaid is the Executive Director of the Tawakkol Karman Foundation and co-founder of the Women4Yemen Network. The Tawakkol Karman … [Read more...]
Meet Yanar Mohammed, Iraq
“Women should not have to compromise and be ruled by the patriarchs of the country. Women should not have to compromise for religious or tribal values of the country. Feminism can save the future generations from these crimes.” Yanar Mohammed is an Iraqi feminist and co-founder and … [Read more...]
Meet Mozn Hassan, Egypt
“It is so easy to either victimize women or to see them as a checklist. But the work has to be deeper than that. We need our voices and narratives to exist.” Mozn Hassan is the Executive Director of Nazra for Feminist Studies, an organization based in Egypt that uses a feminist approach … [Read more...]
Meet Sarah Jewell, USA/Australia
The example of the Liberian women woke me up to the reality that women are building peace in their communities every day.” Sarah Jewell is the Director of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa-USA. The Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa was established in 2012 by Liberian peace activist, trained social … [Read more...]
Meet Leila Alikarami, Iran
If you look across the region, the challenge in most of the Middle East is the same– patriarchy.” Leila Alikarami is a globally-respected lawyer, human rights advocate and academic. In 2016, she was the Sakharov Fellow in Human Rights. In 2009, on behalf of the women of Iran and the One … [Read more...]
Meet Omaima Al Najjar, Saudi Arabia
This authoritarian regime is empowering patriarchy in the society. It is a vicious circle for women with institutional discrimination and social, religious and cultural restrictions for Saudi women.” Omaima Al Najjar is a Saudi blogger, activist, nurse and physician. She was born and … [Read more...]
It’s Time: 16 Days of Activism, 2020
It's our favorite time of the year! To mark each of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (November 25 - December 10), Nobel Women's Initiative will once again share stories of activists whose inspiring work you may not have yet heard of. In a year when a global pandemic has forced … [Read more...]
Meet Muna Luqman, Yemen
We were once told that we couldn’t participate in the peace negotiations because there weren’t enough chairs in the room. We’ve heard the most ridiculous excuses. We’ve also been told that we can’t participate because the warring parties don’t want us there. But that didn’t stop us. We want to be … [Read more...]
JOIN US for a Virtual Film Screening and Panel: NASRIN, November 30th!
Nobel Women's Initiative is joining with the filmmakers of NASRIN to bring you a free online screening of the newly released documentary about the life and work of Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iranian human rights defender. Monday, November 30th at 12:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE NASRIN is … [Read more...]
Leadership Change at Nobel Women’s Initiative
Message from our Board of Directors As part of the process of organizational transition now underway, our current co-executive directors have decided to leave the organization by the end of 2020. With deep appreciation for their dedication and contributions, we look forward to entering a new era … [Read more...]
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