WOMEN'S VOICES contains links refer to women of the middle east and of middle eastern heritage
Caroline Fourest
Caroline Fourest is French feminist writer, journalist, editor. She served as President of the Gay and Lesbian Center ("Centre Gai et Lesbien"), beginning in 1999.
Maryam Namazie
Maryam Namazie is Communist activist of Iranian descent. She is mainly known for her activities for women's rights, asylum seeker's rights and for her fight against the Islamic republic and political Islam internationally.
Mukhtar Mai
Mukhtar Mai is a challenger of the Tribal Code of "Honor"
Nasreen Azhar
Nasreen Azhar is manager of Action Aid, which struggles with Pakistan’s Hudood Laws.
Taslima Nasrin
Taslima Nasrin is a Bengali Bangladeshi physician, writer, radical feminist, human rights activist and secular humanist. She was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1994, and a Humanist Award (from the International Humanist and Ethical Union) in 1996.