<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Social Sciences Lab - MENA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social Sciences Lab MENA (SSL-MENA) is an independent, non-governmental and non-partisan institute, based in the EU and focused on the MENA region. ]]></description><link>https://www.ssl-mena.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:59:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ssl-mena.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[حقوق على الورق، وعدالة في الواقع: نحو منظومة عدالة أسرية فعّالة للمرأة في مصر*]]></title><description><![CDATA[الملخص التنفيذي خلال العقدين الماضيين، استثمرت مصر في تيسير الوصول إلى العدالة الأسرية. فقد أسهمت محاكم الأسرة المتخصصة، ومكاتب تسوية المنازعات الأسرية، ومكاتب المساعدة القانونية، وآليات تنفيذ أحكام النفقة، في إرساء بنية مؤسسية لم تكن قائمة من قبل على النطاق ذاته. وبحلول عام 2020، كان 44 مكتبًا للمساعدة القانونية قيد العمل، واستفاد من خدماتها أكثر من 1.14 مليون شخص خلال الفترتين 2008–2012 و2017–2023، شكّلت النساء نحو 70 في المائة منهم. وهذه إنجازات ذات أهمية. غير أنها تطرح في الوقت ذاته...]]></description><link>https://www.ssl-mena.org/post/%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%82-%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B9-%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad641b8cf358735cfc56b13</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:16:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7ef87_0b511ef7428142f49728c9856136506d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>محمد علي عمري</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rights on Paper, Justice in Practice: Making Egypt’s Family Justice System Work for Women*]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executive Summary Over the past two decades, Egypt has invested in making family justice more accessible. Specialized family courts, Family Dispute Settlement Offices, Legal Aid Offices and mechanisms for enforcing maintenance orders have created an institutional structure that did not previously exist on the same scale. By 2020, 44 Legal Aid Offices were operating, and more than 1.14 million people benefited from these services across 2008–2012 and 2017–2023. Around 70 per cent of them were...]]></description><link>https://www.ssl-mena.org/post/rights-on-paper-justice-in-practicemaking-egypt-s-family-justice-system-work-for-women</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad624c2a0f07e517d12fec4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:13:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7ef87_0b511ef7428142f49728c9856136506d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mohamed Ali Amri </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preserving Kurdish Identity Through Deq Tattoo*]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deq, the symbol of dreams, fear, belief, wishes, love, wealth, health, and memory; is a traditional Kurdish tattoo practice carried out by elderly women across Kurdistan. This precious tradition dates back thousands of years, originally practiced by tribal Kurdish women to identify tribal affiliation and to invoke predictions of health, wealth, love, and positive energy (IU 2025).   For beautification, Kurdish women used their bodies as canvases, adorning their chins, hands, necks, ankles,...]]></description><link>https://www.ssl-mena.org/post/preserving-kurdish-identity-through-deq-tattoo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad608c87c50bd5c7c9fbf2e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:13:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7ef87_aab509d69c65447e9803a802f981f5f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_840,h_559,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Savan Abdulrahman </dc:creator></item></channel></rss>