The National Union of Tunisian Women (Arabic: الاتحاد الوطني للمراة التونسية; French: Union Nationale de la Femme Tunisienne, 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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References

  1. ↑ "National Union of Tunisian Women". United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  2. ↑ "UNHCR Tunisia Operational Update - 31 March 2021 - Tunisia". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  3. ↑ "HÉBERGEMENT GRATUIT EN FOYER DES FEMMES VICTIMES DE VIOLENCE - UNION NATIONALE DE LA FEMME TUNISIENNE". evaw-global-database.unwomen.org. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Tunisia women call for polygamy". Middle East Monitor. 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. ↑ Jebli, Hanen (8 July 2021). "Tunisians outraged after female parliamentarian slapped by Islamist colleague". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. ↑ Jane D Tchaïcha, Khedija Arfaoui: The Tunisian Women’s Rights Movement: From Nascent Activism to Influential ...
  7. ↑ Jane D Tchaïcha, Khedija Arfaoui: The Tunisian Women’s Rights Movement: From Nascent Activism to Influential ...
  8. ↑ Masri, Safwan. Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly. New York: Columbia University Press, 2017, 234.


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