BLOGS
BLOGS – by region
BAHRAIN
Babbling Bahrania (last post in 2008)
EGYPT
Manal and Alaa’s bit bucket free speech from the bletches
Baheyya: Egypt Analysis and Whimsy – Commentary on Egyptian politics and culture by an Egyptian citizen with a room of her own.
Egyptian Chronicles – “I am just an Egyptian Girl who lives in the present with the Glories of a great Past and the hope of a better Future”
A Voice From Cairo – Lamia Hassan
Egypt: thoughts from afar – a blog by Dr. Azza Sedky, who is spending winter 2011-2012 in Cairo
HARRASSmap – ending the social acceptability of sexual harassment of women in Egypt
Eman Hashim – women’s rights activist
Dalia Ziada – Egyptian rights activist, award-winning blogger
IRAQ
Baghdad Burning (last post since 2007, but very informative)
IRAN
Voices and Visions – Parisasaranj, an Iranian journalist and blogger
Lady Sun – observations of an Iranian woman living in London
LEBANON
What if I Get Free? – Feminist Attempts by Nadine Moawad
Balabalat Hamra2 (Arabic only)
Selkeh w Emneh (Arabic only)
Maysash’s Blog: trying to enhance the Middle Eastern-Western relations plus women’s rights and cultural and social issues
Nasawiya – Feminist Collective
Kherrberr – a media monitor that specializes in overseeing different types of gender discrimination
MOROCCO
ARABS AND MUSLIMS IN AMERICA
Akram’s Razor – Reflections on Islam, Muslims & America: Observations on Islam, America and international affairs from an unapologetic liberal and a proud American Muslim
Alt Muslim – global perspectives on Muslim life, politics, and culture
PITAPOLICY – politics, interests, technology, and analysis of the Middle East and North Africa region
Reclaiming Identity: Dismantling Arab Stereotypes – addresses pervasive stereotypes of Arabs. This web-exclusive is introduced by the Arab American National Museum, the first and only devoted to Arab American history and culture in the United States.
PALESTINE
Gaza Mom: Motherhood. Politics. Palestine. And everything in between.
From Gaza, With Love - by Mona Elfarra
Life in Fragments-Writing the Doors of Haifa – fragments of the life of a feminist Palestinian writer
Improvisations: Arab Woman Progressive Voice
Hedaya Shamoon (Arabic only)
Ahmad Arar – on feminist thought (Arabic only)
Writings of Nisma Al Aklouk (Arabic only)
SUDAN
Hadia Hasaballah – perspectives on women’s rights and equality (Arabic only)
SYRIA
TUNISIA
YEMEN
Afrah Nasser: ‘A young Yemeni woman born to write’
ISLAMIC FEMINISM
Metis’ Blog on Muslim Feminists
INSIGHTS ON WOMEN & ISLAM
Karamah - Muslim women lawyers for human rights
The American Muslim – Gender Issues
INSIGHTS FROM AROUND THE ARAB WORLD
Voices of the Arab Spring – seeks to find and share compelling stories of the Arab Spring
Muslimah Media Watch - a forum where Muslim women can critique how images appear in the media and popular culture
Sawt al Niswa – a feminist webspace









