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Summary: Essay by Pinar Ilkkaracan,written as part of the publication, "Of War, Siege, and Lebanon:Women’s voices from the Middle East and South Asia" (compiled by Womenfor Women’s Human Rights–New Ways, September 2006). Discusses war andmilitarism in the Middle East since 2001 and its impact on the healthand human rights of women and girls (5 pages).

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Summary: WWHR Booklet (Published byWomen for Women's Human Rights-New Ways, February 2005). Includes thestories and results of two successful campaigns by the women's movementin Turkey: The Campaign on the Reform of the Penal Code from a GenderPerspective (2002-2004) and the civil code reform campaign (2000-2001).It also offers a concise description the legal status of women inTurkey, reflecting new laws in both private and public spheres. Thebooklet provides an excellent resource for advocacy and research onwomen's human rights (68 pages).

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Summary: By Dr. Sherifa Zuhur (publishedby Women for Women's Human Rights-New Ways, February 2005). Examinesthe common aspects of criminal laws in the Middle East and North Africarelated to sexuality and provides a historical perspective on theamalgamation of tribal, religious, colonial laws and their impact onmodern codes. Providing a thematic comparative study of constructs ofhonor, adultery, honor crimes, rape, sexual abuse, abortion, maritalrape, homosexuality, sex work, FGM and similar issues, the articleexplores how human rights violations in the domain of sexuality arelegitimized by law in the region and how oppression of sexuality inperpetrated by the existing penal systems. The article is both a uniqueresource and a powerful advocacy tool for ongoing reform initiatives inthe region (76 pages).

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Summary: Report prepared by Liz Ercevik Amado on a workshop co-organized by the Istanbul-based Women for Women's Human Rights-New Ways and the Mediterranean Academy for Diplomatic Studies. The meeting convened 22 NGO representatives, advocates, and academics from Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, Pakistan, and the U.S. to explore the themes of sexuality, gender, and sexual and bodily rights violations, and to discuss regional strategies for overcoming these human rights violations in national and international contexts from a legal, social and political perspective (21 pages).