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Women empowerment receives special attention from political leadership in Egypt: NCW
Egypt
February 15, 2023
Women empowerment receives special attention from political leadership in Egypt: NCW
As the chair of the 8th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Ministerial Conference on Women, Egypt is…
Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan
Middle East
December 25, 2022
Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan
A group of women took to the streets in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Saturday, protesting against a…
Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work
Middle East
December 25, 2022
Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work
CNN — The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered all local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to stop their female…
The Taliban pledged to honor women’s rights in Afghanistan. Here’s how it eroded them instead
Middle East
December 24, 2022
The Taliban pledged to honor women’s rights in Afghanistan. Here’s how it eroded them instead
When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 in a lightning takeover following the withdrawal of US…
3 Egyptian female researchers win L’Oreal–UNESCO science award
Egypt
November 30, 2022
3 Egyptian female researchers win L’Oreal–UNESCO science award
Three Egyptian women have earned L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship For Women In Science National Awards for their scientific achievements, joining other notable…
As many as 14,000 arrested in Iran over last six weeks, United Nations says
Middle East
November 4, 2022
As many as 14,000 arrested in Iran over last six weeks, United Nations says
CNN — As many as 14,000 people have been arrested in Iran during protests there since September, according to a top United Nations official. “Over…
Antidepressant use during pregnancy doesn’t harm child development, study says
Health & Fitness
October 4, 2022
Antidepressant use during pregnancy doesn’t harm child development, study says
CNN – Expectant mothers taking many common antidepressants need no longer worry the medication may harm their child’s future behavioral…
5 women who should have won a Nobel Prize
Science
October 3, 2022
5 women who should have won a Nobel Prize
CNN – It was an all-male lineup of laureates for last year’s Nobel Prizes in medicine, physics and chemistry, awards…
More than half of the protesters detained across Russia are women, monitoring group says
World
September 22, 2022
More than half of the protesters detained across Russia are women, monitoring group says
Over half of the anti-war demonstrators detained across Russia on Wednesday are women, according to the independent protest monitoring group OVD-Info, making…
Iranian women burn their hijabs as hundreds protest death of Mahsa Amini
Middle East
September 21, 2022
Iranian women burn their hijabs as hundreds protest death of Mahsa Amini
CNN – In the video, a massive crowd cheers as a woman lifts a pair of scissors to her hair…