Author: mahnazafkhami

“If we define disagreements in terms of our fundamental values, then clearly we nourish the roots of extremism. We need to begin to encourage a culture of reason, practicality, and consensus.” – Clash or Consensus

“Activism women realize that awareness of rights is the first step in gaining a political voice and the political power to gain rights.” – Muslim Women and the Politics of Participation

“Women’s representation in political life worldwide is less than 14 per cent” – Women’s Conference Opens in Jordan

“Quotas are a good starting point. But they are not the end-goal.” – Mauritania Moves Toward Political Empowerment of Women

“Women’s empowerment is a process, a holistic approach that involves raising consciousness, building skills and reforming unjust laws that limit women’s education, their employment, their participation in decision making, and above all, their opportunities for economic independence.” – Freedom Leads To Empowerment

“The central problem of cultural relativism is that it must deny rights to women (or men) who have become aware that they posess rights because they possess an identity that is theirs independently of the community to which they belong.” – Cultural Relativism And Women’s Human Rights

“International movement building in the 21st century and involvement of youth in advocacy will be made possible largely through technology” – Engendering IT Tools

“[Modern information technology] has the potential to empower women in ways unprecedented in the social and cultural evolution of human history” – Making IT Our Own: Introduction