March 8, 2013: On the appointment of thirty women to Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council, Isobel Coleman says that just having women in the public sphere has forced debate and dialogue about the role of women in society to continue.
March 7, 2013: Isobel Coleman talks about the transformation in the Middle East that is happening the behind the headlines as more women are educated, having fewer children, and are entering the workforce in unprecedented numbers.
March 6, 2013: Isobel Coleman speaks with KT McFarland about the economic crisis Egypt faces including dwindling foreign currency reserves, strikes in Port Said, and a plague of locusts.
January 9, 2013: On “The Lang and O’Leary Exchange,” Isobel Coleman comments on the culture of complicity that surrounds violence against women in India and about how women’s economic rights relate to gender inequality.
January 8, 2013: A brutal New Delhi gang rape has triggered outrage across India. Isobel Coleman highlights three things to know about the case, and discusses the larger issue of violence against women in the country.
December 14, 2012: Isobel Coleman on women’s rights in Afghanistan: “The women I know in Afghanistan will never give up.”
December 9, 2012: Isobel Coleman says, “The role of women in society has been a contentious issue since the start of the transition.”
October 17, 2012: Isobel Coleman speaks with public radio in Philadelphia about the shooting of Malala Yousufzai and what it says about Pakistan, its government, and the future of its people.
September 12, 2012: Isobel Coleman speaks about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
September 12, 2012: Isobel Coleman speaks with FOX News about the death of U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens.
