Seminar on the Protection of Women's Right of Inheritance

The Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development organized a seminar in Nablus on Women's Right of Inheritance, exploring its religious, economic, social, political and legal aspects. The discussion continued for three days (20 hours) with the participation of specialists, journalists, lawyers, and activists from national grassroots organizations.

The session moderated by lawyer Lina Abdehladi, hosted Women's Rights activists and experts like Mrs. Rima Kataneh, Mr. Zouhir Debie, and Mrs. Samar Hawach, the coordinator of the Women Empowerment Project at the PWWSD. The seminar aimed to examine the obstacles, particularly the social impediments, which deprive women of their share of inheritance. The participants eventually reached at many recommendations on how to overcome these injustices, and protect Palestinian women's rights.

The seminar, which is part of four discussions organized by the PWWSD in the West Bank and Gaza, introduces the coming activities of a 3-year project excepted to end on February 28 2013.  The project features training programs, and lobbying and advocacy campaigns, which will spread awareness of women's issues and rights, including their right of inheritance which is protected by religion. The project has been implemented in the West Bank and Gaza through four counterpart organizations which are the Danish Church Aid Society (DAK), the Palestinian Working Woman Organization for Development (PWWSD), the YMCA's Woman Rehabilitation Program, and the Women's Affairs Center in Gaza.