Latest backlashes
Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in nine countries of the MENA Region below.
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7 Oct 2021
Electoral quota for women dismissed by MPs
5 Oct 2021
Reservations from Islamic Action Front party to proposed constitutional amendment on women’s empowerment
1 Oct 2021
Backlash against Ministry of Education’s gender mainstreaming courses
30 Sep 2021
Turkey against amendment of Council of Europe’s resolution seeking to guarantee respect for women and LGBTQI rights in Afghanistan
28 Sep 2021
Denouncing imam’s homophobic comments could land lawyers in jail
13 Sep 2021
LGBTIQ pop-star calls off concert after smear campaign
10 Sep 2021
Only one woman appointed in new 24-member government cabinet
1 Sep 2021
Hotels reportedly ban all-male bookings
25 Aug 2021
The House of Representatives refuses to increase quota for women in Governorate Councils
9 Aug 2021
Women urged to have three or more children by health director
1 Aug 2021
Religious cleric calls women working in civil society “recruits of the UN and the West”
25 Jul 2021