Asma Khader (2006) of Sisterhood is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J), speaks about SIGI/J's mission, the state of NGOs in Jordan, the perception of feminism as a Western value, and the challenges that this misconception presents. Describes need for civil society laws to enable independent activity and resources (financial and expertise), and cooperation with international community.
Filmed in Jordan and on the West Bank, Crimes of Honour documents the terrible reality of femicide - the killing of sisters or daughters suspected of losing their virginity, for having refused an arranged marriage or having left a husband.
This short segment of the longer documentary series Destination America explores the situation of women in Iran in the second half of the twentieth century through the journeys of three women -- Ferdows Naficy and her daughters Mahnaz Afkhami and Farah Ebrahimi.
