Commentary : sexual health and human rights in the Middle East and North Africa; progress or backlash?

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2015

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Routledge

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While feminist movements have secured legal reforms that support gender equality in civil codes in Morocco, Jordan and Egypt, and in civil and penal codes in Turkey, sexuality and gender have become subjects of intense political and social struggles, with conflicting implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Mobilisation by the Islamic religious right has narrowed the space for progressive reforms in laws and policies, including in regard to sexuality. External governments and international agencies need to understand the centrality of gender equality, including SRHR, to the future of democratization in the region.

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MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, WOMEN'S HEALTH, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, HEALTH PRIORITIES, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES

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Ilkkaracan, P. (2015). Commentary: Sexual health and human rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress or backlash?. Global Public Health, 10(2), 268-270. doi:10.1080/17441692.2014.986173

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53991

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