A summary of the array of presentations and discussions at the 11th AWID Forum is almost impossible. Here, we give a very broad overview of what went on.

At least 60 percent of all women in Sri Lanka have experienced domestic violence, according to the Gender-Based Violence Forum (GBV Forum), a collective of UN and other international and local organisations.

Alual Koch was 13 when she learnt to kill with a gun, fighting government soldiers as a jungle guerrilla in Sudan's devastating north-south civil war.

For four days, Cape Town's convention centre will be filled with a profusion of languages, colours, and ideas as some 2,200 delegates from 144 countries take part in the 11th International Forum on Women's Rights and Development, organised by the Association of Women in Development (AWID).

Statement from AWID

In one week’s time, the 11th International AWID Forum will begin in Cape Town, South Africa. AWID spoke with two South African women’s rights activists about their work, their hopes for and concerns about the Forum.

AWID interviews Shamillah Wilson about the recently held 2nd African Feminist Forum in Uganda. By Rochelle Jones

Amid the celebrations of today's dawn of a new era in American politics, it is worth asking how the expression on the religious face that the United States presents to the rest of the world has changed with the election of Barack Obama as President.

"Christianity reaches more people than healthcare," Stephen Waititi, a former church deacon and the medical director of Milmay Centre, an HIV/Aids clinic in Kampala, pointed out recently.

AWID interviews Lynda Yanz* from the Maquila Solidarity Network about their latest research on funding for women’s labour rights in Mexico and Central America.

Some of the world's leading Islamic feminists have been gathered in Barcelona for the third International Congress on Islamic Feminism, to discuss the issues women face in the Muslim world.

AWID presents a sneak preview of the 2008 research findings on funding for women’s rights, scheduled to be officially launched at AWID’s 11th International Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.

While exploring Rwanda’s alternative experience of women’s emancipation, Grace Kwinjeh outlines the potential conflict between nationalism and social liberation within many post-colonial African nations.

ARROW is pleased to announce its latest publication -- Surfacing: Selected Papers on Religious Fundamentalisms and Their Impact on Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights!

AWID reviews this book about sustaining women’s rights activists.

It’s over two and a half years since the appointment of Michelle Bachelet as Chile’s head of state – how has her presidency impacted women’s rights and gender equality?

In this five-part series, Gulf News publishes excerpts from the fascinating conclusions of the largest ever opinion survey of the world's Muslims, carried out by Gallup. Who speaks for Islam by John Esposito and Dalia Mogahed was published by Gallup Press.

In response to increased flooding and food insecurity, women in Salima, Malawi are boosting agricultural productivity by sharing resources and knowledge through local farmers' clubs.

There is a ceasefire in Gaza, but the BBC has found evidence of militant groups preparing for a return to violence. One group, Islamic Jihad, is training female suicide bombers. By Paul Wood

Earlier this year a number of foreigners in South Africa were attacked by locals. AWID explores the situation of female migrants in the country.