Latest Iran Election Bulletin Analyzes Supreme Leader’s Dilemma
Since the announcement by the Iranian government of a landslide victory for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his closest rival, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iran has seen the largest and most violent popular protests since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Now the aftermath of the election and a potent coalition of political elites arrayed against Ahmadinejad are threatening the current regime.
Read More »‘Leaders of Tomorrow’ Conference Kicks Off Collaborative Program for North African Women
A diverse group of North African women with the potential to be leaders in their countries convened in Rabat, Morocco, last week as part of a collaborative program, unprecedented in the region, to shape future roles for women in political and civic life.
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After more than a year of intensive effort, female activists in the Kurdish region of Iraq have won a victory by securing for women the constitutionally-mandated freedom to travel.
Thousands of wind-up and solar-powered blue radios distributed by NDI in Sudan are bringing a dialogue about national issues to isolated communities. A recently-completed NDI program has put more than 265,000 radios into the hands of Sudanese citizens since the end of 2007. Michael Rifer, who works in Sudan for NDI, describes the radios’ impact in one community.
