National Union of Tunisian Women explained
The National Union of Tunisian Women (;, UNFT) is a non-governmental organization in Tunisia founded in 1956.[1] [2] [3] The current UNFT president is Radhia Jerbi.[4] [5]
The National Union of Tunisian Women was founded in 1956 by President Habib Bourguiba through the merge of the two previous women's organizations, Tunisian Union of Muslim Women (UMFT) and Union of Tunisian Women (UFT).[6] It was founded after the independence of Tunisia, which was followed by the introduction of women's suffrage and the secular Personal Status Code.
The UNFT worked to inform women of the new Code of Personal Statue, which was a very radical reform in favor or women's rights, considered the most progressive family law in the Middle East after the Turkish Law of 1926.[7]
The UNFT was also significant in raising awareness of family planning.[8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2015-10-06. National Union of Tunisian Women. 2021-10-05. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. en.
- Web site: UNHCR Tunisia Operational Update - 31 March 2021 - Tunisia. 2021-10-05. ReliefWeb. en.
- Web site: HÉBERGEMENT GRATUIT EN FOYER DES FEMMES VICTIMES DE VIOLENCE - UNION NATIONALE DE LA FEMME TUNISIENNE. 2021-10-05. evaw-global-database.unwomen.org.
- Web site: 2019-01-26. Tunisia women call for polygamy. 2021-10-05. Middle East Monitor. en-GB.
- Web site: Jebli. Hanen. 8 July 2021. Tunisians outraged after female parliamentarian slapped by Islamist colleague. 2021-10-05. Al-Monitor. en.
- Jane D Tchaïcha, Khedija Arfaoui: The Tunisian Women’s Rights Movement: From Nascent Activism to Influential ...
- Jane D Tchaïcha, Khedija Arfaoui: The Tunisian Women’s Rights Movement: From Nascent Activism to Influential ...
- Masri, Safwan. Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly. New York: Columbia University Press, 2017, 234.
