Religious Extremism

Amina Lemrini discusses Morocco (during a period of transition since the 1990s) witnessing great advancements in political domain, and describes recommendations for institutional, political, judicial and pedagogical reforms to prevent human rights violations. 

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.

This video presents the second panel discussion and an audience Q&A at Celebrating UN Women: The Way Forward, a symposium presented by WLP to celebrate the launch of UN Women, the most significant structure yet devised by the community of nations to address challenges and strategies for bringing about fundamental and all-encompassing change in gender relations.

Author Sebastian Junger and photographer Reza Deghati travel through war-torn, Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. National Geographic Explorer follows these two journalists on their search for Ahmed Shah Massoud, the resistance leader known as "The Lion of Panjshir."