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RT @LizFordGuardian: #FGM big topic at #twconf12. Ann-Marie Wilson, founder of @28TooMany, told me about her org's work to build open in ...

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 3:23:23 PM
Alaa Murabit at #twconf12 conference claims need for more broadband in Libya to help education and empowerment #tech4good

by Ericssonsustain via twitter 12/4/2012 3:23:53 PM
You cannot bring Western laws to Libya...this has to be a revolution in which people can see themselves, says Alaa Murabit #TWConf12

by 50_50_oD via twitter 12/4/2012 3:24:16 PM
The most important thing about a constitution in Libya is that there is religious backing for it, says Alaa Murabit. We are a religious country, we have to respect that. #twconf12

by Katherine Baldwin 12/4/2012 3:24:26 PM
In Libya our rights are Islamic.Can't separate the 2.Constitution needs to be religious otherwise it will be meaningless #twconf12

by Mairi MacRae via twitter 12/4/2012 3:24:39 PM
"Democracy is a process, not an event" - Ala'a Shehabi @TrustWomenConf #twconf12

by Christy Turlington via twitter 12/4/2012 3:25:15 PM
There's a quite rare discussion taking place at #twconf12 where women from different backgrounds are openly engaging. Raw but progressive.

by MsAfropolitan via twitter 12/4/2012 3:26:05 PM
#twconf12 "Democracy is a process, not an event" - Ala'a Shehabi- Libya @TrustWomenConf #twconf12

by RashaQandeelBBC via twitter 12/4/2012 3:26:25 PM
In response to question about identity Alaa Murabit says it's not possible to separate out Muslim and woman #TWConf12

by sarahejewell via twitter 12/4/2012 3:26:58 PM
Who speaks for Arab women? #TWCONF12 p.twimg.com/A9R-hxxCcAA9FLz.jpg

by IHTComms via twitter 12/4/2012 3:27:11 PM
RT @CTurlington: "Democracy is a process, not an event" - Ala'a Shehabi @TrustWomenConf #twconf12

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 3:27:21 PM
RT @IHTComms: Who speaks for Arab women? #TWCONF12 p.twimg.com/A9R-hxxCcAA9FLz.jpg

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 3:27:47 PM
props also to Roger Cohen NYTimes columnist to moderating it to that level of discussion #twconf12

by MsAfropolitan via twitter 12/4/2012 3:28:06 PM
Love the open dialogue during this session, everyone is incredibly honest. That's rare in conversations abt religion & politics. #twconf12

by PixieCarlisle via twitter 12/4/2012 3:28:22 PM
RT @Ericssonsustain: Alaa Murabit at #twconf12 conference claims need for more broadband in Libya to help education and empowerment #tec ...

by Trust Women via twitter 12/4/2012 3:28:24 PM
'Islam has been humanised and changed to benefit humans... There are things that people don't understand about Islam' @almmura #twconf12

by Kuwaha via twitter 12/4/2012 3:28:44 PM
Who speaks for Arab women? asks Ala'a Shehabi #TWConf12 @TrustWomenConf

by 50_50_oD via twitter 12/4/2012 3:28:51 PM
Ala'a Shehabi on Bahrain,there was no political deep freeze before Arab Spring,it was happening you just weren't talking about it. #twconf12

by Caroline Robinson via twitter 12/4/2012 3:29:06 PM
First ladies have never spoken for Arab women, says Ala'a Shehabi of Bahrain. There's a hypocrisy about championing certain state representatives in countries where there hasn't been revolutionary change, says Shehabi, asking who should be the voice of Arab women. #twconf12

by Katherine Baldwin 12/4/2012 3:29:53 PM
Great challenge to Western feminism's lack of understanding of Revolution and women's rights in Arab world by Ala'a Shehabi #TWConf12

by sarahejewell via twitter 12/4/2012 3:30:13 PM
http://www.trustwomenconf.com/live/?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0 Watch the Trust Women Conference live! @trustwomenconf #twconf12

by Jos_Dirkx via twitter 12/4/2012 3:31:44 PM
Amazing panel at @TrustWomenConf, such educated and wonderful women talking about change in the Middle East http://ow.ly/fOqOa #TWConf12

by Katy via twitter 12/4/2012 3:31:51 PM
"Who represents the arabic women? Who talks for her? How is she being portrayed in media? Media should no put people in boxes!"#twconf12

by pascalidou via twitter 12/4/2012 3:32:08 PM
'The West media representations of women in Arab Spring is a confirmation of conflicting Western feminist discourse' #AlaaShehabi #twconf12

by Kuwaha via twitter 12/4/2012 3:32:10 PM
Who speaks fir Arab women? The revolutionaries, the elite women, women on the grassroots level? Ala'a Shehabi #twconf12

by SAVEalerts via twitter 12/4/2012 3:32:19 PM
Who should be the voice of Arab women? asks @alaashehabi challenging the West's view of women and feminism in Arab world #twconf12

by TrustLaw_Women via twitter 12/4/2012 3:32:24 PM
We are delighted to see many Muslim women at the Trust Women Conference and this gives our women confidence

by nkcaucus 12/4/2012 3:32:32 PM
Without #womenrights secured in the constitution the revolutions are not finished #twconf12 #arabspring

by olga_jurasz 12/4/2012 3:32:39 PM
#twconf12 Manal Sharif: "Egyptian women gained the right to vote b4 French women, so, Salute to Egy Women"

by RashaQandeelBBC via twitter 12/4/2012 3:33:11 PM
Fantastic discussion on #arabspring and #womensrights! Young, smart, educated women discussing #womensrights What a pleasure to hear& watch!

by olga_jurasz 12/4/2012 3:36:03 PM
"The rest of the world uses social media to find friends. In the Arab world, we use it for revolution" activist Manal al-Sharif #twconf12

by HelensWitter via twitter 12/4/2012 3:38:02 PM
Libya has only six pct internet penetration and it is used by men - Alaa Murabit, Voice of Libyan Women #twconf12 #libya

by Astrid Zweynert via twitter 12/4/2012 3:38:12 PM
Libya has less than 6 percent Internet penetration. Internet/Twitter/Facebook isn't common in Libya and the country needs better means of communication. Local TV isn't trusted - they don't check their facts. Libya has a long way to go to be connected, says Alaa Murabit #twconf12

by Katherine Baldwin 12/4/2012 3:38:14 PM
#twconf12. It will help us if they speak about Muslim Women instead of Arab Women only. Many Muslim women are not Arabs. Thanks

by nkcaucus 12/4/2012 3:38:25 PM
I can not grasp why this event has a male moderator...? Certainly a woman, somewhere, would have been able and willing?

by Jess Geez 12/4/2012 3:38:30 PM
Mobiles and radio - not Internet - are best for reaching and mobilising women in Yemen and Libya - Alwazir and Murabit #twconf12

by Maria Caspani 12/4/2012 3:39:57 PM
Who speaks for who?Educated women brought up in west?What does it mean to spk for 'grassroots women' #twconf12

by Mairi MacRae via twitter 12/4/2012 3:39:58 PM
'Extend the discussion to improve communication and responsible media' @almmura #ArabSpring #twconf12

by Kuwaha via twitter 12/4/2012 3:40:27 PM
#twconf12 @trustwomenconf Queen Noor of Jordan opens the session about #arabspring. no mention of monarchies..

by RashaQandeelBBC via twitter 12/4/2012 3:40:50 PM
@TrustWomenConf.
I was feeling sorry for the Women in Gaza during the Israeli Bombings last week. This happens since The World Wars.

by nkcaucus 12/4/2012 3:41:15 PM
What does Islam mean when it's written into law? asks a member of the audience. Does it mean corporal punishment, the cutting off of hands? Or does it just mean women's rights #twconf12

by Katherine Baldwin 12/4/2012 3:42:49 PM
Closing panel at #TWConf12 on the "Arab Spring", read Deniz Kandiyoti, Disquiet and despair: the gender sub-texts http://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/deniz-kandiyoti/disquiet-and-despair-gender-sub-texts-of-%E2%80%9Carab-spring%E2%80%9D

by 50_50_oD via twitter 12/4/2012 3:42:54 PM
Who should be the voice of Arab women? asks @alaashehabi challenging the West's view of women and feminism in Arab world #twconf12

by FAureli via twitter 12/4/2012 3:42:57 PM
A child cant be free if his mother isnt free A husband cant be free if his wife isnt free Society is nothing if women are nothing. #twconf12

by LHallyday via twitter 12/4/2012 3:43:14 PM
#twconf12 what does Sharia Law mean for human rights? Big question

by ChrisAustin via twitter 12/4/2012 3:43:22 PM