Palestine -West Bank: First Woman Mayor

Other news

• 29 September 2011 – Syria Using Rape as a Weapon, Activists Say
• 25 September 2011 – Women in Saudi Arabia to Vote and Run in Elections
• 20 August 2011 – Lebanon: Law Reform Targets ‘Honor’ Crimes
• 12 August 2011 – Turkey: Volleyball players to hold ’shorts’ protest on public bus
• 25 July 2011 – Azerbaijan: Curbing Child Marriage
• 20 July 2011 – Egyptian Women Demand Greater Role in Government
• 12 July 2011 – Women Hope Independence Means Less Maternal Deaths
• 5 July 2011 – First Woman to Become Thailand’s Prime Minister
• 22 June 2011 – Pakistan: Females Afraid of Repercussions of Harassment Act
• 17 June 2011 – Peru: Community Defenders Help Victims of Domestic Violence