Grace, Tenacity and Eloquence: The Struggle for Women's Rights in Africa - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0954563727 ISBN 13: 9780954563721

Casa editrice: Fahamu, 2007

Riassunto

While it is true that, like elsewhere in the world, African women are not yet equal to men, toiling day and night amidst grinding poverty while facing harsh cultural, traditional, and social prejudices is only part of the story. The writings in this book show that women in Africa are fighting for their rights with grace, tenacity, and eloquence. The contributors describe how they won the cross-continental campaign for a protocol to protect the rights of African women and what still needs to be done to ensure that women enjoy these rights in every country. In a rich variety of articles, they consider topics such as women and conflict, the impact of current U.S. policies on women's health in Africa, women's rights in Islam, and the implications of the Jacob Zuma trial for women in South Africa.

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L'autore:

Patrick Burnett is the news and information coordinator for Fahamu and the coeditor of Pambazuka News. He has a background in journalism and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Shereen Karmali is an editor with many years of experience in the nonprofit sector in the UK and Kenya. Firoze Manji is the founder and executive director of Fahamu and the editor of Pambazuka News. He is the former program director for the International Secretariat of Amnesty International and the former CEO for the Aga Khan Foundation UK.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Fahamu
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0954563727
• ISBN 13: 9780954563721
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 223
• Redattore: Burnett Patrick, Karmali Shereen, Manji Firoze