Monique Villa, CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation
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One of the most iconic images to emerge from the Arab Spring was that of women taking to the streets, demanding a new political system. But three years on, that picture has changed. If anything, the rise of political Islam has resulted in the rollback of women’s rights.
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Annette Young talks to Monique Villa, chief executive officer of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, which has just published a poll on women’s rights in the region.