I. Quick Guide: Religion
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How do gender and religion interact to shape women's status? What is the impact of religion on gender dynamics and power relations in societies?

- Islamic Masculinities, edited by Ouzgane, L., January 2006
This collection of essays explores the great complexity and diversity of male identities
http://www.siyanda.org/static/ouzgane_islamicmasculinities.htm

- Allies for Social Change: an International Buddhism and Peacebuilding Course for Women, International Womenâ?Ts Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP), 2006
This link gives access to the mission and initiatives of the International Women's Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP), a spiritual feminist organization which supports grassroots activists and organizations in South and Southeast Asia in their work for peace and justice.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/iwpp_alliesforsocialchange.htm

- Complying with the Law? How Catholic Hospitals Respond to State Laws Mandating the Provision of Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assaults Victims, Ibis Reproductive Health, 2006
This report argues that women who have experienced sexual assault should have easy access to emergency contraception (EC), including from Catholic hospitals.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/ibis_contraception.htm

- A Culture of Peace: Women, Faith and Reconciliation, Best, M. and Hussey, P., 2005
This paper exposes the voices and perspectives of women who are making innovative contributions to peace building in Rwanda, Afghanistan, El Salvador, and East Timor, among others. It argues that equality between men and women is a basic prerequisite to achieving real peace, reconciliation and development.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/best_hussey_reconciliation.htm

- Gender, Religious Involvement and HIV/AIDS Prevention in Mozambique, Agadjanian, V., 2005
This study contrasts the views and behavioural choices of women and men in Mozambique regarding HIV/AIDS and examines how these vary across two types of religious denominations - the more established churches and the newer Pentecostal churches.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/agadjanian_mozambique.htm

- Great Ancestors: Women Asserting Rights in Muslim Contexts â?" A Training and Information Kit, Shaheed, F. and Lee-Shaheed, A., 2005
This information and training kit challenges the notion that the struggle for women's rights has been confined to Europe and North America by tracing the efforts of women in Muslim contexts to assert their rights from the 8th century through to the 1950s.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/shaheed_lee-shaheed_rights.htm

 

 

 

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1.		Date Added to Site: Monday, 22nd May 2006
Title		Sexuality, Religion, Human Rights
Author		Various
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		September 2006
Summary		This newsletter of the International Lesbian and Gay Association explores new thinking on sexuality and gender by European Muslims, Catholics and Jews.
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2.		Date Added to Site: Monday, 22nd May 2006
Title		Allies for Social Change: An International Buddhism and Peacebuilding Course for Women
Author		International Women’s Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP)
Document Type		Contacts
Publication Date		May 2006
Summary		This link gives access to the mission and initiatives of the International Women's Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP), a spiritual feminist organization which supports grassroots activists and organizations in South and Southeast Asia in their work for peace and justice.
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3.		Date Added to Site: Monday, 3rd April 2006
Title		Sexuality and Development
Author		Jolly, S.
Document Type		Policy Document
Publication Date		April 2006
Summary		Why sexuality is a development issue and how development can constructively engage with sexuality.
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4.		Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st May 2006
Title		Islamic Masculinities
Author		Ouzgane, L. (Ed.)
Document Type		Case Study
Publication Date		January 2006
Summary		This collection of essays explores the great complexity and diversity of male identities in Islamic societies.
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5.		Date Added to Site: Friday, 19th May 2006
Title		Complying with the Law? How Catholic Hospitals Respond to State Laws Mandating the Provision of Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assaults Victims
Author		Ibis Reproductive Health
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		January 2006
Summary		This report argues that women who have experienced sexual assault should have easy access to emergency contraception (EC), including from Catholic hospitals.
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6.		Date Added to Site: Friday, 19th May 2006
Title		Female Suicide Bombers
Author		Skaine, R.
Document Type		Research
Publication Date		January 2006
Summary		This work discusses the history of suicide bombing and profiles the female suicide bomber. It raises the question of why women are increasingly used as bombers and explores the Western societal biases that tend to cast women in non-violent roles.
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7.		Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 24th May 2006
Title		A Culture of Peace: Women, Faith and Reconciliation
Author		Best, M. and Hussey, P.
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		August 2005
Summary		This paper exposes the voices and perspectives of women who are making innovative contributions to peace building in Rwanda, Afghanistan, El Salvador, and East Timor, among others. It argues that equality between men and women is a basic prerequisite to achieving real peace, reconciliation and development.
View		Short Summary

8.		Date Added to Site: Friday, 19th May 2006
Title		Gender, Religious Involvement, and HIV/AIDS Prevention in Mozambique
Author		Agadjanian, V.
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		May 2005
Summary		This study contrasts the views and behavioural choices of women and men in Mozambique regarding HIV/AIDS and examines how these vary across two types of religious denominations - the more established churches and the newer Pentecostal churches.
View		Short Summary

9.		Date Added to Site: Friday, 17th March 2006
Title		Leading to Change: Eliminating Violence Against Women in Muslim Societies – Symposium Report
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		March 2005
Summary		A report on a symposium for prominent Muslim women leaders and activists to discuss strategies for eliminating violence against women.
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10.		Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 21st September 2005
Title		Girls' Education: Towards a Better Future for All
Author		Department for International Development, UK (DFID)
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		January 2005
Summary		This paper describes DFID's planned actions to support work towards the education and gender Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
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11.		Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st May 2006
Title		Great Ancestors: Women Asserting Rights in Muslim Contexts – A Training and Information Kit
Author		Shaheed, F. and Lee-Shaheed, A.
Document Type		Case Study
Publication Date		January 2005
Summary		This information and training kit challenges the notion that the struggle for women's rights has been confined to Europe and North America by tracing the efforts of women in Muslim contexts to assert their rights from the 8th century through to the 1950s.
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12.		Date Added to Site: Monday, 22nd May 2006
Title		Niger: Treatment of Muslim Women, who Marry Christians Abroad without the Parents’ Consent and Convert to Christianity (French)
Author		Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa, Canada
Document Type		Policy Document
Publication Date		January 2005
Summary		This article describes whether Muslim women marrying Christian men are accepted in Niger society, and how the law protects them.
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13.		Date Added to Site: Monday, 22nd May 2006
Title		A World View: Catholic Attitudes on Sexual Behaviour and Reproductive Health
Author		Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC)
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		September 2004
Summary		The Roman Catholic Church has become the focus of significant controversy in recent years, especially for its views on issues such as sexuality, reproduction, divorce and the family.
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14.		Date Added to Site: Friday, 1st July 2005
Title		The Status of Women in India, Kenya, Sudan and Tunisia (French)
Author		Morrisson, C.
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		August 2004
Summary		This paper examines the status of women in four countries: India, Kenya, Sudan and Tunisia.
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15.		Date Added to Site: Friday, 19th May 2006
Title		Working from Within: Culturally Sensitive Approaches in UNFPA Programming
Author		United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		August 2004
Summary		The case studies presented here are drawn from nine countries in which the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has engaged with communities using “culturally sensitive” methods.
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16.		Date Added to Site: Friday, 20th January 2006
Title		Annotated CEDAW Bibliography
Author		International Women's Rights Project (IWRP)
Document Type		Bibliography
Publication Date		June 2004
Summary		This bibliography is a compilation of resources relating to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
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17.		Date Added to Site: Friday, 19th May 2006
Title		Thinking outside the Islamic Box: Linking Context and Credit in Muslim West Africa
Author		Hossein, C.
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		April 2004
Summary		This paper analyses the factors which affect the choices women make about their economic lives in Muslim-dominated West Africa. It argues that conducting a thorough analysis of the complexities of local culture is crucial to revealing why some women can access financial resources, whilst other cannot.
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18.		Date Added to Site: Monday, 9th August 2004
Title		Development of a Rights Based Monitoring Tool for CARE Malawi
Author		Goulden, J. and Glyde, S.
Document Type		Tool
Publication Date		March 2004
Summary		This report documents the week-long process CARE undertook to design and test an appropriate community-based tool to monitor levels of discrimination.
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19.		Date Added to Site: Friday, 21st October 2005
Title		Actual Women Situation in Ghana
Document Type		Policy Document
Publication Date		March 2004
Summary		This document offers a comprehensive overview of women's human rights in the country in many different areas, namely education, health, decision-making and legislation.
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20.		Date Added to Site: Friday, 19th May 2006
Title		Culture Matters. Working with Communities and Faith-Based Organisations: Case Studies from Country Programmes
Author		United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Document Type		Report
Publication Date		January 2004
Summary		This report is based on two years of work with UNFPA staff examining culturally sensitive programming approaches in nine countries.
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