In a rare public show of defiance, small and large groups of Afghan women protested to demand their rights be recognized under the Taliban rule, as they refuse to lose 20 years …
On the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Tunisia this year, Black women founded a new movement to have their voices heard. #12DaysofResistance On 23 January this year – the anniversary of …
Tunisian women in rural areas have played a vital role in maintaining food security during the coronavirus pandemic but continue to suffer exploitation and exclusion. While their working conditions are already known …
It all began with a tweet from an anonymous male user smacking of sexual perversion. A “Me Too” wave is taking the online world in Iran by storm, with thousands of women …
TRIPOLI, Lebanon– Walking to al Nour Square in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, a set of colourful tents stand out with people sitting, bantering, pacing in and out of what has become …
Women are watching closely to make sure the transitional justice process will give dignity to those who suffered violence and abuse. As Tunisia’s Truth Commission nears the end of its mandate, women …
TUNIS, Tunisia– Tunisian activists are stepping up their campaign in support of new laws that grant men and women equal inheritance rights. More than 1,000 people, mostly women, took to the streets …
BEIRUT, Lebanon -News of a young Ethiopian woman who died a few weeks ago while trying to escape from a seventh-floor balcony east of Beirut prompted outrage across social media, including this …
CAIRO, Egypt- Last week, a dozen of female artists turned the walls of a downtown parking lot in Cairo into a street art gallery. Colourful group murals carrying personal stories and spreading …
