Women's Learning Partnership

Until a few months ago, rapists in Jordan could escape criminal punishment if they married their victims. This past August, the Jordanian parliament repealed the loophole that permitted this injustice.  The abolishment of the law, known as Article 308 and called the "Marry Your Rapist Law" by human rights activists, is a significant step forward for Asma Khader, the Sisterhood is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J), and the Women's Learning Partnership (WLP), who have been fighting for this day for decades.

Women's rights activists in Palestine organized the "Prosperity is in the Hands of Women" bazaar. The two-day market featured products made by women's co-ops in Gaza and the West Bank.