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news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4462051.stm.

This source gave me information about women in parliament in Bahrain and currant facts about women in politics

"Abortion Law Bahrain." Women on Waves. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/4831/
abortion-law-bahrain.

This source gave info on reproductive rights for women fell sort of into the health education category.

"Bahrain | Human Rights Watch." Bahrain | Human Rights Watch. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.hrw.org/world-
report-2010/bahrain-0.

This article gave me information on the 2009 personal law status law and how this law helped women and why.

"Bahrain News Agency | Bahraini Women's Landmark Social Rights during HM King Hamad's Era." Bahrain News Agency |
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www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/609821.

This article gave me some facts about historical solutions which occurred during a certain era.

Bajoria, Jayshree. "Why Human Rights In Iran Are Getting Worseand What To Do About It." The Atlantic. November 02,
2011. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/11/why-human-rights-in-iran-
are-getting-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it/247723/.

This website taught me new solutions that women activist are trying to enforce.

"Dare to Educate Afghan Girls." Shabana Basij-Rasikh:. Accessed April 28, 2014. https://www.ted.com/talks/
shabana_basij_rasikh_dare_to_educate_afghan_girls.

In this TED Talk, Shabana Basij-Rasikh talks about her experience sneaking to school under the Taliban rule.

Dewey, Caitlin. "7 Ridiculous Restrictions on Womens Rights around the World." Washington Post. October 27, 2013.
Accessed April 26, 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/10/27/7-ridiculous-restrictions-
on-womens-rights-around-the-world/.

This told me about absurd restrictions women have in Saudi Arabia.

Duman, Anil. "Female Education Inequality in Turkey: Factors Affecting Girls Schooling." http://smye2009.org/file/
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This article contained a lot of basic information and an overview of girl's education in Turkey.

"Education in Turkey." Education in Turkey. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.enjoyturkey.com/info/facts/Education.htm.

In this article, I learned about the government required education in Turkey and about the different levels of education in
Turkey such as primary school and secondary school.

"Education in Turkey." WENR. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://wenr.wes.org/2012/09/wenr-september-2012-education-in-
turkey/.

This article provided me with basic information about education in Turkey and many statistics about the enrollment
numbers for boys vs. girls.

"Egypt - Worst Arab Country To Be A Woman: Survey." International Business Times. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
www.ibtimes.com/egypt-worst-country-arab-world-be-woman-comoros-best-while-iraq-conditions-women-
deteriorated-after.

This website gave me a graph comparing all of the women's rights in Arab countries.I put in in the impact section.

"Embassy of the United States Manama, Bahrain." 2013 Human Rights Reports: Bahrain. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
bahrain.usembassy.gov/policy/human-rights-report.html.

This article was a gateway source because gave me a stakeholder on women's gender equality, which helped lead me to
another website.

"Embassy of the United States Manama, Bahrain." Trafficking-In-Persons Report. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
bahrain.usembassy.gov/news_from_washington/bahrain-trafficking-in-persons-report.html.

This source gave me great information about women's sex trafficking and forced labor in Bahrain. This went in the
impact section.

Fisher, Max. "Saudi Women Set to Drive in Protest and to Show Their Rising Clout." Washington Post. October 25, 2013.
Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/10/25/saudi-women-set-to-
drive-in-protest-and-to-show-their-rising-clout/.

This told me about women's rights activists are fighting for rights in Saudi Arabia.

"Gains in Female Education in Saudi Arabia Continue with New E-Learning Initiatives." Middle East Business News and
Information Mideastinfo. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://mid-east.info/gains-in-female-education-in-saudi-arabia-
continue-with-new-e-learning-initiatives-12126/.

This talks about women's role in business in Saudi Arabia.

"A Gender Review in Education, Turkey 2003 (10)." UNICEF Turkey / Resources / A Gender Review in Education (10)
Analysis of Results (2). Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.unicef.org/turkey/gr/ge21jb.html.

This article provided me with information about the difference in the learning environment for girls and boys.

"Gendering University Education in Iran." Universities in Crisis Gendering University Education in Iran Comments. Accessed
April 28, 2014. http://www.isa-sociology.org/universities-in-crisis/?p=933.

This website informed me about women's rights stakeholders.

"Geography." Infoplease. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.infoplease.com/country/iran.html.

This website informed me about Iran's past leaders.

Gharaibeh, Fakir AL. "Womens Empowerment in Bahrain." Journal of International Women's Studies. http%3A%2F
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This article covered pretty much all of the basics of Women's rights in Bahrain and also had good paragraphs on
education. It is the best source that I found and gave me lots of facts about almost everything.

"Girls' and Women's Education - Expertise - International - World Education, Inc." Girls' and Women's Education - Expertise -
International - World Education, Inc. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.worlded.org/WEIInternet/international/
expertise/display.cfm?tid=1004&id=756.

This website had the names of many international programs for girls education.

Gk, Fatma. "The History and Development of Turkish Education." http://srii.org/content/upload/documents/
68cee78c-6f0a-4d49-843e-c573d9847eb5.pdf.

This is an article about the history of Turkish education. I was able to learn a lot about education in Turkey during the
Ottoman Empire through recently.

Gordts, Eline. "Saudi Women Renew Fight For Right To Drive." The Huffington Post. March 27, 2014. Accessed April 28,
2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/27/saudi-women-right-to-drive_n_5043445.html.

"ICL - Bahrain Constitution." ICL - Bahrain Constitution. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/
ba00000_.html.

This is the bahrain constitution and it gave me clarification on women's rights and how women are suppose to be
treated equal under the law.

"Ideation Research Display." Womens Employment in Saudi Arabia: A Major Challenge. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_research/ideation_article/womens_employment_saudi_arabia.

"Iran Demographics Profile 2013." Iran Demographics Profile 2013. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.indexmundi.com/
iran/demographics_profile.html.

This website taught me about the infant mortality rate and the life expectancy in Iran.

"Iran." Iran. Accessed April 28, 2014. https://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/iran.

This website taught me some stakeholders for women's rights in Iran.

"Iran: Stop Undermining Women's Rights | Human Rights Watch." Iran: Stop Undermining Women's Rights | Human Rights
Watch. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.hrw.org/news/2010/03/05/iran-stop-undermining-women-s-rights.

I learned from this website historic solutions that were proposed to stop discrimination against women in Iran.

"Iranian WomenSolutions To Crisis In Iran Must Address Womens Rights." Feminist Peace Network. Accessed April 28,
2014. http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2010/02/16/iranian-women-solutions-to-crisis-in-iran-must-address-
womens-rights/.

I learned from this website the demands of women's activist for the government.

"Irans Women Discriminated against by Law." RSS. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/07/iran-s-
women-discriminated-against-by-law/.

This website informed me about some of the discrimination laws in Iran against women.

"Laws Fail to Stop Violence against Women in Turkey - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East." Al-Monitor. Accessed
April 28, 2014. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/02/turkey-laws-fail-stop-violence-women.html.

This article gave me information about domestic violence in Turkey and the laws surrounding it.

"Lifting the Veil for Women in Politics." Gulf Daily News Local News . Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.gulf-daily-
news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=118737.

This source gave me information on women participating in politics and lots of quotes from women's rights activists in
Bahrain.

"Making a Difference for Children: Girls Education." UNICEF Turkey / Resources / Making a Difference for Children /
Girls Education. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.unicef.org/turkey/dn/ge29.html.

This website contained many facts and possible solutions for equal education in Turkey.

Mekhennet, Souad. "Which Arab Countries Are Best For Women?" The Daily Beast. November 12, 2013. Accessed April 28,
2014. http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/11/11/where-do-women-stand-in-the-arab-league-countries-
today.html.

This source gave me good impact information. It helped me compare Bahrain to other arab countries and gave me a
good fact.

"New Hope for Iranian Women." UPI. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/Outside-View/
2014/03/13/New-hope-for-Iranian-women/6981394728562/.

This website taught me about the impact of the discrimination laws against women in Iran and how they effect them.

"No, Iran Didn't Just Ban Women From Universities." Ajam Media Collective. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://ajammc.com/
2012/08/22/no-iran-didnt-just-ban-women-from-universities-2/.

This website informed me about the percentage of women who attend college.

"Population Growth (annual %)." Data. Accessed April 27, 2014. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.GROW.

Using the information from this website, I was able to find statistics proving that there is a link between education,
population growth, life expectancy, and TFR.

"Post Navigation." WorldWise Why Is Iran Curtailing Female Education Comments. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/why-is-iran-curtailing-female-education/30260.

I learned from this website the early date when college's banned women .

"Post Navigation." WorldWise Why Is Iran Curtailing Female Education Comments. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/why-is-iran-curtailing-female-education/30260.

This website taught me about the historic laws of education that women had to follow.

"Press Centre." UNICEF. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.unicef.org/media/media_45452.html.

In this article I found many facts and statistics about girls education in Turkey. I also found how Turkey's education
compares to other countries.

"Refworld | UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)." Refworld. April 28, 2014.
Accessed April 30, 2014. http://www.refworld.org/publisher%2CCEDAW%2C%2CSAU%2C%2C%2C0.html.

"Saudi Female Activists Demand Expanded Women's Rights in New Petition." Fox News. March 03, 2014. Accessed April
28, 2014. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/03/saudi-activists-demand-expanded-women-rights-in-new-
petition/.

"Saudi Female Nurses Are Breaking Societal Barriers."

"A Saudi Perspective on Women's Education." A Saudi Perspective on Womens Education. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
globalcitizendaily.com/story/global-citizenship/2012/11/a-saudi-perspective-on-womens-education.

"Saudi Women More Educated Than Men Are Wasted Resource." Bloomberg.com. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-04/saudi-women-more-educated-than-men-are-wasted-resource.html.

"Second Class Citizenship: Women's Rights in Turkey." Harvard International Review. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
hir.harvard.edu/blog/jasmine-omeke/second-class-citizenship-womens-rights-in-turkey.

This is an article about women's rights in Turkey.

"Speakers Link Higher Education among Girls to Declining Fertility Rates as Commission on Population and Development
Continues Session." UN News Center. April 14, 2011. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/
2011/pop994.doc.htm.

This article is about the link between education ando declining fertility rates.

"Statistics." UNICEF. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/iran_statistics.html.

I learned from this website the average women's literacy rate in modern day Iran.

"Statistics." UNICEF. December 27, 2013. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/
saudiarabia_statistics.html#122.

Toktas, Sule, and Dilek Cindoglu. "Modernization and Gender: A History of Girls Technical Education in Turkey since
1927." http://suletoktas.com/files/books/4974a361c3f92.pdf.

This is an article that gives a very in-depth view on women's rights in Turkey.

"Turkey Profile." BBC News. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17994865.

This is a timeline of Turkey from BBC News that has some important dates for women's rights.

"UN Women Executive Director Concludes Stakeholder's Forum with High Expectations for Progress towards Gender
Equality | UN Women - Headquarters." UN Women Executive Director Concludes Stakeholder's Forum with High
Expectations for Progress towards Gender Equality | UN Women - Headquarters. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
www.unwomen.org/ru/news/stories/2013/12/closing-remarks-by-ed-at-stakeholders-forum.

This source gave me international (un) stakeholders for gender equality and helped me with impact and solutions.

"UNGA 2013 Resolution on Human Rights in Iran." Ahmed Shaheed UNGA 2013 Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
Comments. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://shaheedoniran.org/english/human-rights-at-the-united-nations/un-general-
assembly/general-assembly-resolutions/general-assemblys-2013-resolution-on-human-rights-in-iran-2/.

This site informed me about some of the stakeholders for women's rights in Iran.

"UNGA 2013 Resolution on Human Rights in Iran." Ahmed Shaheed UNGA 2013 Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
Comments. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://shaheedoniran.org/english/human-rights-at-the-united-nations/un-general-
assembly/general-assembly-resolutions/general-assemblys-2013-resolution-on-human-rights-in-iran-2/.

This website taught me about new solutions human rights groups are trying to enforce.

"UNITED NATIONS GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVE." UNGEI. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.ungei.org/
gapproject/turkey_422.html.

In this article, I learned about an organization called UNGEI (United Nations Girls Education Initiative) and the
international work that they are doing to help girls to have an equal right to education.

"Universal Periodic Review - Iran (Islamic Republic Of) - Reference Documents." UPR. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRIRStakeholdersInfoS7.aspx.

This website informed me on many of the stakeholders for women's discrimination.

"The Washington Review of Turkish & Eurasian Affairs." Turkey's Eastern Question: Educational Disparities and EU
Accession. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.thewashingtonreview.org/articles/turkeys-eastern-question-
educational-disparities-and-eu-accession.html.

This article contained much information about girls education in Turkey as well as some solutions.

"Women in Afghanistan: A Regional Stakeholders Meeting, Kabul, 4-8, July, 2009." Women in Afghanistan: A Regional
Stakeholders Meeting. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.genderconcerns.org/article.php?id=Women%20in
%20Afghanistan:%20A%20Regional%20Stakeholders%20Meeting.

I learned form this website many of the stakeholders for women's education in Iran.

"Women Pre and Post Iranian Revolution." SonjaBecom. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://sonjabe.com/women-pre-and-post-
iranian-revolution/.

This website taught me about the historic laws that women had to follow.

"Women, the Victims of the Iranian Revolution." A Forum on Human Rights and Democracy in Iran. Accessed April 28,
2014. http://www.gozaar.org/english/articles-en/Women-the-Victims-of-the-Iranian-Revolution.html.

This website taught me about all the women activist who have been imprisoned because of there protesting.

"Women's Rights Treaty Approved." Gulf Daily News Local News . Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.gulf-daily-
news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=369042.

This cite gave me facts about the women's rights treaty and was a source on spreading information on gulf countries. I
got statistics from this source.

"World Education - Egypt." World Education Egypt. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://egypt.worlded.org/current_projects.htm.

I used the information from this website about a program that worked in Egypt to create some solutions for girls
education in Turkey.

"World Report 2013: Saudi Arabia." Human Rights Watch. Accessed April 27, 2014. http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2013/
country-chapters/saudi-arabia.