Female Literacy Rates Compared to Males :
Nearly two thirds of billion illiterate people of the world
One in four women are illiterate in Libya, Egypt, and Iraq
One in two are illiterate in Yemen Female Literacy Rates Compared to Males
Factors of Illiteracy in Middle Eastern Women :
Religious Beliefs Islam
War
Poverty
Parents
Gender Roles Factors of Illiteracy in Middle Eastern Women
Influential Women and Groups :
Influential Women and Groups
Queen Rania of Jordan :
Queen Rania of Jordan Education = Opportunity
Created Jordan Education Initiative (JEI)
Karama :
Karama “Break the cycles of Arab women’s absence from the global arena and generate a base line of information, consolidate networks of activists, and carry out tangible actions by women in the Middle East and North Africa to end violence on our own terms”
Iranian Women’s Activism :
Iranian Women’s Activism Urged Iran to join the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination
Establish legal, social, and political solutions to end violence towards women