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June 17, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Gay Marriage and Goodluck Jonathan’s Tricky Position

This is a guest post by Dominic Bocci, assistant director at the Council on Foreign Relations’ David Rockefeller Studies Program. The passage of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill on May 31, 2…

President Goodluck Jonathan presents his administration's midterm report during Democracy Day in Abuja May 29, 2013.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

January 15, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigerians Circle the Wagons Against West on Anti-Gay Law

Nigerians across religious, ethnic, and regional divisions are strongly supportive of the anti-gay measure recently signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan. The legislation criminalizes virtua…

Members of religious groups campaigning against homosexuality hold placards during a rally in Kampala August 21, 2007.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

April 25, 2014

Lebanon
Weekend Reading: Syrian Gastronomy, Arab Film, and Gay Rights in Lebanon.

Lauren Bohn talks about the importance of food with Syrian refugees in Beirut for Bon Appetit. Maya Sioufi discusses how Cinephilia is investing in the future of Arab cinema. Farah Wael examine…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

December 7, 2011

Elections and Voting
2012 Campaign Roundup: Foreign Aid and Gay Rights

  Secretary of State Clinton is greeted by members of audience after defending rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people around world on Human Rights Day at United Nations in Gen…

2012 Campaign Roundup: Foreign Aid and Gay Rights
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

March 15, 2024

Demonstrations and Protests
Women This Week: Thousands of Women Gather Despite Protest Ban in Turkey

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 9 to March 15.

A demonstrator shouts slogans as they gather near Taksim Square to mark International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2024.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World