This features explores the extent to which Afghan policies towards women have translated into actual change on the ground.
Sep 11th, 2007 | 4 comments | 6,679 Views
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A Woman Among Warlords: Women’s Rights in the Taliban and Post-Taliban Eras
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Flying Down to Kabul: Introduction
(August 1, 2006) One day, Danish artist and pilot Simone Aaberg Kærn reads in her morning paper the story of a 16-year-old Afghan girl who dreams of becoming a fighter pilot. Flying 3,000 miles from Denmark to Kabul in her rickety canvas-covered plane, Kærn vows to find young Farial and make her airborne dream come true.
Aug 1st, 2006 | 2 comments | 3,314 Views
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Flying Down to Kabul: Timeline: Female Fighter Pilots
Read more facts about women and flying in the Middle East.
Aug 1st, 2006 | 1 comment | 2,030 Views
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Flying Down to Kabul: Web & Print Resources
Link to more information on female pilots and women in Afghanistan.
Aug 1st, 2006 | 0 comments | 1,162 Views
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Flying Down to Kabul: My War at Home
In late 2005, I went to Afghanistan to realize the dream of bringing together women from all over the country to provide their ideas on the most important treatise, the new draft constitution. Afghan women leaders told me their opinions were often unheard or not valued.
Aug 1st, 2006 | 0 comments | 1,161 Views
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Class of 2006: Introduction
(July 25, 2006) WIDE ANGLE cameras are on location in Morocco as history is made. In May 2006, an imam academy in the city of Rabat holds a graduation ceremony. But the class of 2006 includes 50 women pioneers, among the first contemporary group of women to be officially trained as religious leaders in the Arab world.
Jul 25th, 2006 | 0 comments | 3,869 Views
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Class of 2006: Video: Full Episode
An imam academy in Morocco graduates 50 women, some of the first women to be officially trained as religious leaders in the Arab world.
Jul 25th, 2006 | 0 comments | 4,133 Views
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Class of 2006: The Payoff from Women’s Rights
Moroccan women, in particular, have achieved some important victories, playing an increasingly active role in politics, and successfully lobbying for a new family law which now grants them equal rights in marriage, divorce and the ownership of property.
Jul 25th, 2006 | 0 comments | 1,573 Views
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Class of 2006: Resources
Links to information on Islam, education for women, and women's rights organizations.
Jul 25th, 2006 | 0 comments | 1,440 Views
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1-800-INDIA: Filmmaker Notes: Producer Anna Cater
Producer Anna Cater explains what inspired her to make the film and talks about how globalization is changing the traditional role of women in India.
Sep 13th, 2005 | 0 comments | 2,878 Views
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Pickles, Inc.: Resources
Link to information on women's rights and gender and the global economy.
Aug 30th, 2005 | 0 comments | 1,104 Views
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Pickles, Inc.: Introduction
(August 30, 2005) In February 2003, eight widows of Tamra decided to challenge convention by starting up a business venture -- the Azka Pickle Cooperative -- seeking financial independence for themselves and their children. WIDE ANGLE follows these women as they establish a tiny factory for pickling vegetables and develop a market for their product in local stores.
Aug 30th, 2005 | 2 comments | 2,811 Views
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