discrimination
Nepal strengthens laws against dowry, menstrual exile
World
August 10, 2017
Nepal strengthens laws against dowry, menstrual exile
Nepal’s parliament has passed a bill toward making women safer by strengthening laws against acid attacks along with the ancient…
Hounded and out of work, gay Ukrainians flee rebel east
World
June 28, 2015
Hounded and out of work, gay Ukrainians flee rebel east
Oleksandr had already lost his job for being gay in the rebel Ukrainian bastion of Donetsk when he was approached…
Poll: Half of British Muslims ‘discriminated against’
Egypt
February 26, 2015
Poll: Half of British Muslims ‘discriminated against’
Half of the British Muslim population say they are discriminated against in the United Kingdom as it has become less…
Freedom is the truth
Opinion
January 3, 2014
Freedom is the truth
Holocaust is the term generally used to describe the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II,…
Profile: Magda Haroun, Egypt’s Jewish community chief
Features/Interviews
July 16, 2013
Profile: Magda Haroun, Egypt’s Jewish community chief
Magda Shehata Haroun was chosen to head the Egyptian Jewish community because of her young age, notwithstanding her remarkable personality.…
Interview: Magda Haroun, head of Egypt’s Jewish community
Egypt
July 16, 2013
Interview: Magda Haroun, head of Egypt’s Jewish community
"The daughter of Israel's enemy has become the president of the Jewish community in Egypt." So said Yedioth Ahronoth, describing…
Women’s rights threatened in new constitution, says NCW
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Women’s rights threatened in new constitution, says NCW
The National Council for Women joined other women’s rights activists on Tuesday in criticizing a proposed provision in the new…
Coptic bishop says he welcomes Islamist president
Egypt
June 8, 2012
Coptic bishop says he welcomes Islamist president
A church leader said Thursday he welcomes an Islamist president provided that he respects the rights of Copts and civil…
Let me in: Cairo’s public, yet restricted places
Life & Style
May 21, 2012
Let me in: Cairo’s public, yet restricted places
Hussein Helal wants to live the life of a normal 26-year-old. Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Helal is confined to…
Amnesty: Muslims in Europe face discrimination, prejudice
World
April 24, 2012
Amnesty: Muslims in Europe face discrimination, prejudice
European countries are discriminating against Muslims for demonstrating their faith, especially in the fields of education and employment, according to…