Focus
The Women's Reporting & Dialogue Programme
Years active: 2005-2006
The Women's Reporting & Dialogue Programme - covering non-Arab Muslim countries - will seek to strengthen the capacity of local media and individual journalists to cover gender issues through training and information provision. It also seeks to create a regional network of female journalists whose high-quality output will provide a much-needed source of comprehensive information on gender issues in the regions.
Kyrgyzstan: Forgotten Revolutionaries
Women played a key role in the “Tulip Revolution” but are now in danger of being forgotten by the country’s new leaders.
Azerbaijan: Abortion Used for Family Planning
The myth that birth control pills cause facial hair is one of many Azeri misconceptions about contraception.
Kyrgyz Come Out
Homophobia is rife in Kyrgyzstan with gay women particularly susceptible to discrimination.
Women-Only Gym Sparks Controversy
Female sports, even when conducted away from public view, remains a sensitive issue.
Depressed Kyrgyz Seek Solace in the Bottle
Sense of hopelessness and despair prompts growing numbers of rural women to turn to drink.
Uzbek Nobel Nominees Get Cold Shoulder
The quest for the Nobel Peace Prize is proving more trouble than it’s worth for Uzbek women nominees.
Turkmenistan: Perils of Cotton Harvest
Pregnant women pressured to work in the country’s toxic cotton fields risk miscarriages and premature births.
Dagestan: Incest Victims Suffer in Silence
The topic of incest remains taboo despite ample evidence that Dagestani girls are falling victim to this shocking crime.
Afghanistan: A Life for a Life
Maternal mortality rates in some parts of country said to be the highest in the world.