Home » Local » Women and girls’ rights ‘precarious’ in Middle East and North Africa, new report finds Women and girls’ rights ‘precarious’ in Middle East and North Africa, new report finds By JT - Dec 13,2020 - Last updated at Dec 13,2020 AMMAN — Contradictory laws and policy loopholes are perpetuating lifelong discrimination against girls and women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as found by Plan International’s new regional analysis. The report focuses on five countries: Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, and Egypt, and it found that “despite significant p...