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Iceland ranks first among best countries for women: Report
Society
March 9, 2019
Iceland ranks first among best countries for women: Report
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index 2018 revealed that Iceland had the smallest gender gap in the…
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
Middle East
March 6, 2019
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — As final defeat looms, militants of the Islamic State group have remained organized and ruthless to…
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s…
UNDP awards Egypt with gender equality seal
Egypt
March 5, 2019
UNDP awards Egypt with gender equality seal
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced that Egypt has achieved high progress in achieving gender equality in public institutions,…
Only six countries have equal rights for men and women, World Bank finds
Features/Interviews
March 4, 2019
Only six countries have equal rights for men and women, World Bank finds
London (CNN)- The world is moving towards legal gender equality — but it’s moving very, very slowly. Only six countries…
Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as Islamic State defeat looms
Middle East
March 4, 2019
Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as Islamic State defeat looms
DAHUK, Iraq (AP) — Baseh Hammo was 38 when she was enslaved by militants of the Islamic State group along…
Making a splash at Malaysia’s mermaid school
Life & Style
March 4, 2019
Making a splash at Malaysia’s mermaid school
Wearing tails made of plastic fins covered by shimmering fabric, five women glided through a pool at a Malaysian center…
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
Middle East
March 1, 2019
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
Guns, laptops, gold coins and baby formula: when Syrian fighters search women emerging from the ruins of the jihadist “caliphate”,…
Actress refuses to work with ex-Disney animation chief over harassment accusations
Cinema/TV
February 27, 2019
Actress refuses to work with ex-Disney animation chief over harassment accusations
British actress Emma Thompson has quit an anticipated film produced by California’s Skydance studios because it hired former Disney creative…
“SHE TELLS”; Egypt’s female artists show story-telling potential in photography
Culture
February 16, 2019
“SHE TELLS”; Egypt’s female artists show story-telling potential in photography
Photopia, in collaboration with SOMA Art School & Gallery, will be hosting the second session of the “She Tells” talks…