Inspired by Rima Dali's April 8, 2012 peaceful act of defiance in Damascus, the grassroots movement calls for supporters around the world to recreate her red and white banner and post a photo holding it.

The Campaign Facebook Page can be viewed here in English, and here in Arabic.

Razan Zaitouneh, a 34-year-old human rights lawyer from Syria, established SHRIL in 2005, the same year she co-founded the Human Rights Association in Syria (HRAS). Since Bashar al-Assad's regime imposed a ban on access for foreign journalists and human rights advocates, SHRIL has become one of the main sources of information abroad on the atrocities committed by army and police forces.

"Men want power, women want peace."

Former British Ambassador to Sudan, Alan Goutly quoted this statement from a Sudanese woman in an answer to my question: How important is it to include women in the peace process between Sudan and South Sudan? Such a simple statement sums up what international leaders are now recognizing as an essential element to the peace process: to include women's voices.

Do you know that there are many women survivors working hard to fight for justice and to find closure of their cases? Do you know that they work tirelessly in every level: From the grassroots, to the community and even national level?

Kuito — The minister of Mass Media, Carolina Cerqueira, Wednesday in in Kuito, central Bie province, called on parents and guardians to encourage their children, especially women, to join the schools in order to better participate in local development.

Speaking to the reporters, the Cabinet minister expressed concern over the low number of students attending the schools.

The plight of child soldiers in Africa has grabbed the headlines in recent weeks, first with the 'Kony 2012' video from the Invisible Children pressure group, and this week with the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor for aiding the recruitment of child soldiers. But what is overlooked by many is how many of those children are girls.

Opinion: A survey by the Gender Monitoring Office, reported in the Wednesday, June 6, 2012, issue of The New Times, raised some concerns that women representation in leadership across various sectors is not as should be expected. It suggests that more needs to be done to raise their participation.

Opinion: A few years ago, Liberia made a giant step towards women empowerment by voting for the continent's first female President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Her election positively contributed to the increasing number of women who have made it to the top in Africa over the years.

My name is Naheed Farid.

I am the youngest MP in Parliament. I am a representative of Herat province. I also consider myself a representative of youth and women.

Goodwill Ambassador for Women's Empowerment, Syeda Fiza Batool Gilani Thursday reiterated to continue struggle for the socio-economic empowerment of women,who are 52 percent of the country's population in 5th meeting of the Inter-Provincial Ministerial Group for Women Development. The meeting of the Inter-Provincial Ministerial Group for Women Development with Syeda Fiza Batool Gilani in the chair was held here today.