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Women's Jordanian Women Union and Plural

Tropea - The feminine plural meets Nadia Shamrouk
years campaigning for the rights of women in the Middle East

TROPEA - The Association Tropeana "Plural Women "offered an important opportunity for comparison to its members and beyond. On the evening of Saturday, the provincial cultural center, these have got to speak with the representative of the Jordanian Women's Union, Shamrouk Nadia, who explained the history and objectives of the association to which it belongs, founded in 1945, which is fighting for the protection of human rights and in particular those of women. In preparing his speech was John Crotty, head of Reggio Calabria NGO Un ponte per ..., the Association was born during the Second Gulf War to provide aid to Iraqi civilians, but later branched also in Belgrade and in Amman , capital of Jordan. He promised to organize a meeting later with the national coordinator of the association to show the goals and initiatives undertaken in the Middle East. Nadia Shamrouk, with the help of an interpreter Tunisian Khaled Zouaghi, began his speech by expressing his great satisfaction at being invited. "The Jwu - he explained - is the first initiative that was born in the heart of the people. In '57 it was banned by King Hussein, who has outlawed political parties and associations, but was re-founded in '74. Despite all of '81 in another political decision has again blocked the initiative, but the association is rehabilitated in '90 after winning the legal recourse. The example given by Jwu must invite all those who want to get something to fight with determination. During his action has been taken to stress that "the activities and initiatives of the association about the emancipation of women face a double challenge: firstly, the political regime, the other the Jordanian social system in which the woman is subordinate to the Father or the husband, forced to accept marriages with families of origin, living in a state of severe poverty and helpless victim of bullying of any kind. The reform of the legal system must necessarily be accompanied by a profound revolution in the socio-cultural. " The main objectives of the association are: to increase awareness of the importance of women struggle for rights, strengthen the protection of human rights in general and women in particular children, to offer women in Jordan and in general all the Arab support in their various struggles. "The principal activities of Jwu - Nadia went on to explain - are the creation of a telephone line available to women in Jordan, to denounce the abuses and receive legal and psychological help, and a haven for grace of abuse cases that require specific protection established in '99. The association in collaboration with the "Bridge to .." is pursuing the project of reforming the family law in five Arab countries: Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon. " The question posed by the relationship with Crotti components that work in other countries, she said that each acts in coordination with the joint, while taking into account the specific situation and setting the action in accordance with the territory in which it operates. Another request was made by the same responsible about the relationship between religion and culture in the subordination of women to men and said that "having regard to people's attachment to religion, those in power are exploiting certain religious rules for control purposes. " Finally Nadia Shamrouk concluded, while also addressing the other questions, saying that "secularism is a very important goal, therefore, given the delicate situation in the countries where we operate, we must continue our efforts for gradual reform or risk losing the effects sought. " E 'was thus kept the promise of this important meeting, made by the President of the Plural Women Filardi Sunday, following the donation of which was the beneficiary along with Jordanian NGO ActionAid.

Francis Apricena