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Karama
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Network for women's groups in Africa and the Arab region, we are working to end violence against women and girls, and to ensure that women participate fully in the decision-making processes that affect them.

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What does it truly take to build a democracy that represents all its people?
Hear the powerful vision of Hibaaq Osman, founder and CEO of @el-karama.bsky.social (a leading feminist movement across 13 MENA countries).
December 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Hala’s pioneering work to end violence against women and girls has been pioneering and endlessly creative. Her research has provided a unique perspective on the challenges to achieving gender equality #16days #16daysofactivism
A photo of Hala Abd El Khader next to a quote saying Karama talked to us about UNSCR 1325 long before others were talking about it in Egypt - training, workshops, raising awareness. This was truly important and has always been Karama's approach.”
December 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Azza Kamel is a founding member of Karama. She has woven her ideals and commitment to equality through her work as an activist, author, poet and writer #16days
A photo of Azza Kamel next to a quote saying “Feminist solidarity endures even in a world that is moving to the right and is diminishing the roles of women.”
December 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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As a leading lawyer and activist, Saadia’s work exemplifies the use of law as a means of addressing discrimination and inequality #16days
A photo of Saadia Wadah next to a quote saying “The power of women's movements can be seen not only in how we have influenced the amendment of laws, but how we have become a societal force within our nations.”
December 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Fatima Outaleb has led gender equality work at national level in Morocco and internationally across the Mediterranean region. She is a founding member of Union de l’Action Féminine and Karama #16Days
A photo of Fatima Outaleb next to a quote saying “Karama is not just an institution, a network where we strategize, we work, we discuss, we lobby, we show solidarity, but it’s an environment that is full of understanding and humanity”
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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A truly extraordinary level of suffering and devastation in El-Fasher since its capture by the RSF, the world cannot look the other way
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RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show
Up to 150,000 residents of El Fasher are missing since North Darfur capital fell to paramilitary Rapid Support Forces
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December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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As Africa director for Equality Now, Faiza has led work to coordinate women’s activism across the continent. One of the most important pieces of work has been on ratification and implementation of the Maputo Protocol #16days
A photo of Faiza Mohamed next to a quote saying “It is over 20 years since the Maputo Protocol was agreed and we have worked to breathe life into it. Now, out of 55 countries in the African Union, 46 have ratified the Protocol”
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Brigitte leads Justice Without Frontiers, working for better outcomes in the justice system for all women in Lebanon #16Days
A photo of Brigitte Chelebian next to a quote saying “Women in Lebanon are making strides with the domestic violence and sexual harassment laws, showcasing their fight to raise the marriage age, and telling the story of the women's movement."
December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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At just 23 years-old, Ayat co-founded ShababLibya - the Libyan Youth Movement. That platform broadcast the events of the Libyan uprising to the world, providing a means for Libyans to challenge narratives that had excluded them #16days
A photo of Ayat Mneina next to a quote saying "This was a matter of life and death, And, through word of mouth we were able to connect to sources."
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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💪 Online violence, disinformation and political gatekeeping are not “the cost” of leadership — they are attacks on democracy. We answer them with solidarity, organising and collective power. #WomenInPolitics
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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As a young woman from Palestine, Amani Aruri finds herself at the intersection of different forms of oppression. She has not allowed this to deter her from becoming a vital member of international platforms like the Women, Peace and Security & Humanitarian Action Compact #16Days
A photo of Amani Aruri next to a quote saying "It is not enough to make sure you have your own seat at the table. You must use it to ensure that other young people have opportunities"
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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In 2018, Randa Siniora became the first Palestinian woman to address the UN Security Council. At that point, the council had met over 8,000 times, with the situation and status of Palestine being a key topic ever since the body's inception. #16days
A photo of Randa Siniora next to the quote “Colonial occupation enforces a patriarchal system.”
November 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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As we mark International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we note the extraordinary toll that the war in Gaza and the occupation in general takes on women and girls in Palestine #16days #PalestineDay
A photo of Lily Feidy speaking at the United Nations next to a quote that says: "Palestinian women embody the concept of sumud: what the West calls resistance but we call steadfastness"
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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As co-founder of the Libyan Women's Platform for Peace, Zahra and her colleagues led advocacy to set a minimum level for women's political representation in Libya. That quota endures, as does LWPP's own engagement in Libya's peace process
A photo of Zahra Langhi next to a quote saying "That quota for women's participation is thanks to our efforts and the support we had from Karama"
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Working with Karama, Kamilia led work to bring activists and potential women leaders from across Sudan together to form a unified agenda. That project not only helped women to respond to crisis when conflict broke, but expanded connections between women's groups, making for more inclusive networks
A photo of Kamilia Kura next to a quote saying "The women can now talk about their rights, they can mobilize others to support them”
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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As a teenager, Zohra joined the Wa'ed network for adolescent girls. There, she gained confidence and skills to talk about issues that were important to her - like climate change and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
A photo of Zohra Khalid next to a quote saying: “We've left our homes, left my education, but I still feel that I am myself"
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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As we begin the #16daysofactivism on international day for the elimination of violence against women and girls, Karama also marks our 20th anniversary. As we enter our third decade of activism, we celebrate the incredible women across our network, and their remarkable contributions
A photograph of Samia El-Hashmi next to a quote saying “Excluding women from political arucipation is a form of violence against women.” - Samia El-Hashmi
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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New agency to protect women and children from violence in Libya an important step, but legislation is needed fulfil its aims
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Libyan activists welcome new agency to protect women and children — Karama
Activists in Libya have welcomed the announcement their government will establish an agency to ensure "effective and urgent protection for every woman and child exposed to violence, threats, or exploi...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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My heartfelt congratulations to the Outstanding Samia El-Hashimi for the award. Hopefully this award sheds more lights on the struggle of the Sudanese people and helps ending the slaughter of innocent people.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Congratulations to the brilliant Samia El-Hashmi, recognized for her work in Sudan with the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law
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Samia El-Hashmi recognized by Franco-German Human Rights Prize — Karama
Leading Sudanese human rights activist Samia El-Hashmi has been awarded the 2024 Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law . The award recognises Samia’s work to “defend and promote th...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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As governments gather in Brazil for #COP30, they must recognize that climate change exacerbates exisiting inequalities. Action on climate change must take an intersectional feminist approach. Read our advocacy brief developed with UNICEF
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Climate Change Impact on Adolescent Girls
Advocacy Brief
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November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Vital tribute from Sheba Youth Foundation for Iftehan Al-Mashhari, slain last month in Taiz

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Champion of integrity. Iftehan Al-Mashhari's legacy "must be immortalized"
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November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Yale Humanitarian Research Lab highlights the extraordinary violations by the RSF that continue in Sudan files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/b9...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita announces his ministry will adopt a feminist foreign policy
Nasser Bourita addressing the 4th ministerial conference on feminist foreign policy in Paris
October 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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In conversation with Ana María Alonso Giganto Spain’s Ambassador-at-large for Feminist Foreign Policy, @hibaaq.bsky.social underlines that accountability is fundamental to feminist foreign policy
Ana María Alonso Giganto and Hibaaq Osman speaking on stage in an event held in a lecture
October 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM