Discussing sex—here referring to educating individuals about the information they need to be healthy and productive members of society—remains limited and approached with embarrassment. Education is generally confined to basic physiological information about the body and reproductive systems, which is…
Being a woman during a war like the Gaza war means you are its most precise and painful target. This time, I will not write about your complex stories with your husband on an ordinary day, or your silent struggles…
Many men and women believe that the concept of reproductive health pertains exclusively to women due to their biological roles during pregnancy and childbirth. However, this belief is entirely incorrect, as reproductive health includes both genders. There are numerous misconceptions…
When sexual and reproductive rights are mentioned, activists often recall the hundreds of donor-funded projects that emerged in our region after the Cairo Conference on Population in 1994. These projects aimed to focus on reproductive rights, birth spacing, family planning,…
Definitions Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) encompass bodily integrity, the right to express one’s gender identity and sexual orientation freely without discrimination or persecution, and the ability to choose if, when, and how many children to have without…
Attending the Women Deliver conference was an experience like no other! Even though it took over 24 hours to travel from Lebanon to Kigali, the experience I had at Women Deliver made it worthwhile. The conference brought together high-level government…
There are around 73 million young people aged 15 to 24 years in the Arab Region. If you were to ask them what is SRH? What would their answer be? Most probably, most young people wouldn’t be able to provide…
