September 19

Palestinian Refugee Women In Lebanon

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This PDF document describes an AHRC-funded research project into the experiences of Palestinian women refugees in Lebanon. The project aims to explore the women's sense of 'Palestinian-ness' and how this differs from male refugees. This paper outlines the methodological approach taken as well as the context of study - in terms of the history and status of Palestinian refugees. From: Intute.ac.uk http://www.wmin.ac.uk/sshl/pdf/CSDHolt140206.pdf
August 03

Kayan Femninist Organisation

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Kayan Femninist Organisation
"Kayan, which means "Being" in Arabic, is a feminist organization established by Palestinian Israeli women. Founded in 1998, Kayan is a capacity-building non-governmental organization devoted to women's development, and offers a wide array of courses, knowledge-based trainings, mentoring programs and activities with women's groups and associations, with non-profits, and with the public." Kayan organizes, educates and motivates women to be vocal, visible and participatory members of society. The Web site provides details of its programmes and publications which are available in pdf format which are downloadable with acrobat software. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.kayan.org.il/