WUNRN
Women and Power
Vol.17 No.3 & 4 2011
Table of Contents
Editorial
· Women and Power
by
Ziad AbuZayyad and by Hillel Schenker
Preface
· Introductions
Women and Power
by
Galia Golan and by Lucy Nusseibeh
Focus
· The
Intrinsic Role of Women in Peace and Security - Genesis and Follow Up of UNSCR
1325
by
Anwarul Chowdhury
· It Is Time to Walk the Talk and
Fulfill the Promise of UNSCR 1325
Progress in implementing UNSCR 1325 has been slow and uneven; we need renewed
commitment to fully and effectively implement this foundational document on
women and peace and security.
by
Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
· Empowerment of Women
To
shorten the stages of the women’s empowerment process, development institutions
have provided a range of interventions.
by
Zahira Kamal
· Gender,
Power and Politics in Israel
Translating political representation into meaningful empowerment for women.
by
Naomi Chazan
· What Would Be Different If the Peace
Process Was Run by Women?
The potential impact of a women on the peace process.
by
Hind Khoury
· A Gender Perspective on Security
Viewing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a different lens.
by
Galia Golan
· Women and Power in the
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
As we assert our power and move away from the stereotypical mindsets of the
conflict, we can also help to transform the entire conflict.
by
Lucy Nusseibeh
· Israel and UNSCR 1325
Women’s organizations, feminists and peace activists face multiple dilemmas in
trying to make themselves heard and have an impact on the political process.
by
Anat Saragusti
· Women’s Empowerment and
Peace-Building under Occupation?
Assessing the current obstacles to women’s empowerment and peace.
by
Sonia Najjar
· Gender Myths and the Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict: A summary of Differences and Similarities in Israeli Jewish Public
Opinion
Do
women and men in
by
Dahlia Scheindlin
· Out of History: A Journey to
Identity through the Silenced Voices of Bedouin Women
Narrative of the internal struggle of a Bedouin, Arab, Muslim, Palestinian,
Israeli.
by
Safa Abu-Rabia
· A Year of Saying No
A
group of Israeli women made a political statement by taking Palestinian women
to the beach for the day, in protest of
by
Ofra Yeshua-Lyth
· The Multiple Identities of Arab
Women in Israel
Women who are Arab, Muslim, a minority and also Israeli need to reshape a
vision of a self, an “other,” and a direction for the future into something
that is hopeful.
by
Dalia Fadila
· The Rise of Feminism in Israel
Contrary
to the Zionist ideal, the struggle for women’s rights has been a long and
bitter one, in part due to absorption into the male-dominated labor movement.
by
Joanne Yaron
Focus 1
· Engaging Grandmothers: Israeli
and Palestinian Women Share Their Stories
An Israeli woman and a Palestinian woman find friendship through the shared
experience of bereavement, and participate in a dialogue group for grandmothers
from both sides.
by
Jillian Slutzker
· It Is More than a Game
Football
bridges the divide between Israeli and Palestinian children and encourages a
dialogue between them at the Peres Center for Peace.
by
Tami Hay-Sagiv and by Inbal Ben-Ezer
· The Power of Encounter
We realized the need for “deeper understanding,” allowing students the space
and time to talk about culture, identity, their fears and the conflict itself.
by
Abeer Hazboun
Focus 2
· Women and the Egyptian Revolution: A Dream
Deferred
Samuel
Chapple-Sokol, Sana Mahmood. Women played an unprecedented and critical role in
Egypt’s revolution yet must work hard not to be excluded from the emerging
power structures and the political agenda.
by
Althea Middleton-Detzner
and by Jillian Slutzker
· Women of the Middle East: The Jihad Within
Women
were a formidable presence in recent political protests but the struggle for
women’s rights against entrenched social norms throughout the Middle East is
ongoing.
by
Heidi Basch
· Women’s Empowerment Cyprus Style
A
documentary film about reconciliation between Greek and Turkish Cypriot women
contains poignant relevance to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
by
Jenny Levin
Interview
· The Role of Women in the Struggle for
Palestine.
by
Lamis AIami
· We Women Have to Be More Assertive in Getting
Our Voices Heard
by
Alice Shalvi
· Change Come Fast, Change Come Slow, but
Change Come
by
Cora Weiss
Roundtable
· Women and Power.
Galia
Golan, Molly Malekar, Galit Hasan-Rokem, Lucy Nusseibeh, and Sonia Najjar
Book Review
· Refusing to be Enemies by Maxine Kaufman
-Lacusta
Reviewed
by Edy Kaufman
· The Politics of Change by Michael Broning
Reviewed
by Rainer Kessler
Culture
· On Hovering by Dalia Ravikovitch
by
Chana Bloch and by Chana Kronfeld
· Palestine is Open for Business
Rising
Transcripts
by
Tala Abu-Rahmeh
· On A Hilltop At The Nassar Farm, Overlooking
the Settlement Of Neve Daniel
by
Elana Bell
· My Cancer Diary
by
Maysa Abu-Ghannam
· Living behind the Lines
by
Deb Reich
Documents
· UN Security Council Resolution 1325
· The Nobel Peace Prize 2011
· Equality for Women Law
· We Do Not Obey
· Gender Analysis of Israeli-Palestinian Core Negotiation Issues
· Directory of Women’s Empowerment Organizations
· Books on Women in