The rehabilitation of women

Collection title

The second Arab Reform Conference

ID

BIB00137

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

03/14/2005

Production year

2005

Abstract

Mrs Hidjane, a social worker and a researcher in human rights in the Jordanian women’s union talked about the experience the Jordanian women union which was founded in 1945. The union has created a committee to light violence against women and started with legal, social and psychological advice. Then opened program to fight illiteracy and rehabilitate women. It also created projects to train women for simple jobs. Hijane also talked about the opening of “A home for women”, in 1999 which is a project for legal, social counseling for women victims of all sorts of violence.

Type

video

Production companies

• Library of Alexandria - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Other

Personalities

• Hidjane Wahida

Primary theme

Women

Credits / Cast

• Hidjane Wahida - Participant

Period of events

• 2005

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

6m24

Additional information