Seema Kawar takes a look at the participation of women and girls in the past Palestinian Intifadas and the most recent uprising.
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Women’s Security is State Security
Victoria Heath illustrates the connection between women’s security and state security with her latest infograph.
Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada: Part II
Seema Kawar further explores the different aspects of violence against indigenous women in Canada as well as the responses of the local community and the Canadian Government.
Airlifts, Jurisprudence and Military Bases: Canada’s Responsibility To Refugees
Jonas looks at the Syrian Refugee Crisis and its implications for Canadian security
United Nations Security Council 1325: 15 Years Later
In 2000, the UNSC passed resolution 1325. Nancy Kanwal discusses key findings from the Global Study on the implementation of resolution 1325.
Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada: Part I
Seema Kawar touches on the facts and causes behind the epidemic of Indigenous women who have been murdered and have gone missing in Canada.
Interns Review TIFF 2015 Films
Watch our interns review the following movies from TIFF 2015: Winter on Fire, Full Contact and Let Them Come.
Kunduz: The Rise of the Taliban (Part II)
In the second part of this series Hinna Hatif examines the implications that led to the rise of Taliban in Kunduz city.
The Suffragette Effect: Bonnie “the Trailblazer” Butlin
Bonnie Butlin, winner of Professional Magazine’s – 2015 Women in Security Award, challenges a male-dominated field, akin to Suffragettes before her.
Feminism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
To understand the resistance to feminism in Eastern Europe, it is important to examine the evolution of the international women’s movement agenda against the backdrop of Cold War tensions.