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A post-Arab Spring feminist's view

Jordanian feminist Rana Husseini says women in the Middle East face considerable challenges despite the Arab Spring revolutions.

Despite the revolutions that have swept through the Middle East, women are still facing considerable challenges.

 

Rana Husseini is a Jordanian journalist, feminist, and human rights defender who helped break the silence on honour killings in that country.

 

In Australia talking about life for women in the Middle East, she spoke with Thea Cowie.

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