For the programme see here (and please print it when you will come)

 About the ANVK

The ANVK is a non-profit organization. It was founded in January 2002 in The Hague at the initiative of Dr. Tomador Meihuizen-Hassoun. The ANVK is dedicated to the promotion of the position of Arab women in Arab countries and women of Arab origin in the Netherlands.

About the conference

From Tunisia, Egypt and Libya to Yemen and Bahrain, women have been right in the middle of the so-called "Arab Spring". Teachers, doctors, students, lawyers, bloggers and mothers, with or without Hijab, have taken to the streets to challenge the authorities asking for freedom, karama (dignity), work and bread.

However these women will encounter many obstacles before reaching their goal. In Egypt, the post-uprising era is definitely male-dominated. Women who were at the forefront of the Tahrir-square uprising met sympathy as well as counter-protesters chanting: “The people want to get rid of women”, a play on the main uprising slogan “The people want to get rid of the regime.”

The situation is not different in Libya or Tunisia where the status of women in society was the most enviable of the Arab world. The transition period is still dominated by men and women who have to fight for keeping the rights they already had under the old regime.

Aim of the conference

The conference aims to pay attention to the political, social and economical situation of women in different Arab countries after the Arab spring. It also aims at analyzing the role which Western countries and especially the European Union can play to enhance the position of Arab women.

Language of the conference

The conference will be held in English.

For further information please contact Tomador  Meihuizen – Hassoun: t.hassoun@casema.nl