gender equality
Mashrou’ Leila concert in Lebanon canceled after church pressure
Middle East
July 31, 2019
Mashrou’ Leila concert in Lebanon canceled after church pressure
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Byblos festival has canceled a concert by the indie rock band Mashrou’ Leila “to prevent bloodshed”…
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped shape his country’s democratic transition after a 2011 revolution ended…
Saudi Arabia easing male guardianship law: True reform or symbolic PR?
Middle East
July 23, 2019
Saudi Arabia easing male guardianship law: True reform or symbolic PR?
The Saudi government is reportedly planning this year to lift a restriction on women traveling without the consent of male…
Saudi Arabia: Pop music gains a political conscience
Middle East
July 22, 2019
Saudi Arabia: Pop music gains a political conscience
The members of the South Korean boy group Super Junior are megastars in their home country. They’ve released nine studio…
In Iran, some take off their hijabs as hard-liners push back
Middle East
July 15, 2019
In Iran, some take off their hijabs as hard-liners push back
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The simple act of walking has become a display of defiance for a young Iranian woman…
Egypt’s Fatima Qandil: the first female judge to sit on the judicial panel of the Egyptian criminal court
Egypt
July 11, 2019
Egypt’s Fatima Qandil: the first female judge to sit on the judicial panel of the Egyptian criminal court
Fatima Qandil is the first female judge to take up the judges panel in Egypt’s Criminal Court. The criminal court…
World Cup shows how nations back women’s soccer — or don’t
World
June 28, 2019
World Cup shows how nations back women’s soccer — or don’t
When they’re not playing for their national teams, 73 of the 552 women competing in this year’s World Cup are…
USA’s fearless Rapinoe takes on France, and her own president
World
June 27, 2019
USA’s fearless Rapinoe takes on France, and her own president
Fearless and ferocious, Megan Rapinoe finds herself facing battles on and off the field as US co-captain at the women’s…
Mo Salah comments on Warda crisis: ‘shunning is not the answer’
Egypt
June 27, 2019
Mo Salah comments on Warda crisis: ‘shunning is not the answer’
Renowned football star Mohamed Salah suggested in two tweets that the Egyptian Football Federation (EFA) decision to ban Amr Warda…
South African sisters describe Saudi detention and complain to U.N.
Middle East
June 26, 2019
South African sisters describe Saudi detention and complain to U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Two South African sisters who were imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, initially without charge, described their ordeal on…