Global Social Change
Women’s Health Security: Threats for Women in Refugee Camps
Women's Health Issues
Natural disasters and socio-political conflicts in a country are events that can disrupt people's lives and encourage the flow of refugees. Refugees...
The Vast Potential of the Human Spirit
With hope and courage, we must rise to the challenges before us. We must rise to the challenge of a world set afire by...
Women in power: norm not the exception
The absence of women in senior leadership roles is a critical and multidimensional issue that needs to be addressed as the socio-cultural landscape of...
Empowering Lives and Advancing SDG 4: My Journey on International Literacy Day
International Literacy Day, observed globally on September 8 each year, stands as a testament to the transformative power of literacy and the intrinsic right...
Who Wouldn’t Want a Longer and Healthier Life
Given the option of a longer, healthier life, who would not want to take it? There are indeed places where a high proportion of...
Pakistan: Stolen Hindu and Christian Children
Almost weekly, news regarding Hindu and Christian children being kidnapped and abused by Muslim men emerge from Pakistan. Once abducted, these girls are forcefully...
Gender and Empowerment in North Africa
Gender and empowerment are complex and interconnected topics that have significant implications for North African societies. North Africa includes countries like Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,...
Gender, health communications and reproductive health in international development -Book Review
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are essential for the advancement of gender equality and in the last decades these have become more...
The Children of 2000 & the Paradoxical Society
Children across the world born in the year 2000 are now reaching mature age by 2030. This generation, born in a computerized age of...
Climate change, freedom, women leadership, multilateralism
One of the world’s best executive programs, the Istanbul FLEP Program was the occasion to talk with Hakima El Haite – who was its...