women

German authorities target Islamist women’s network
World

German authorities target Islamist women’s network

Germany’s domestic security agency has identified a terror network made up of Islamist women. Female extremists are becoming increasingly common,…
Lebanon holds candle-lit vigil for four murdered women
Middle East

Lebanon holds candle-lit vigil for four murdered women

Dozens of people have gathered in Beirut to denounce violence against women after four murders in less than a week.…
Egyptian female footballer Sarah Essam reaches English Premier League
Egypt

Egyptian female footballer Sarah Essam reaches English Premier League

18-year old Cairo born Sarah Essam has officially signed with Stoke City Ladies Club as a forward, making history as…
Mother diagnosed with AIDS commits suicides after neighbours demand she leaves
Egypt

Mother diagnosed with AIDS commits suicides after neighbours demand she leaves

A mother who had been recently diagnosed with AIDS after transmitting the disease from her husband committed suicide by jumping…
MP introduces draft law stipulating death penalty for rapists of women, children
Egypt

MP introduces draft law stipulating death penalty for rapists of women, children

Aiming to limit incidences of rape and kidnapping against women and children, Member of Parliament Mona Monir has suggested amendments…
Iceland closes gender gap but violence against women remains
World

Iceland closes gender gap but violence against women remains

For nine years in a row, the World Economic Forum has ranked Iceland as having the world’s smallest gender-equality gap,…
21 Rohingya women recount rape by Myanmar armed forces
World

21 Rohingya women recount rape by Myanmar armed forces

The use of rape by Myanmar’s armed forces has been sweeping and methodical, The Associated Press found in interviews with…
Climate change: Obama regrets lack of US leadership
World

Climate change: Obama regrets lack of US leadership

Former US President Barack Obama has made a veiled rebuke of his successor’s decision to pull the United States out…
Egyptian lawyer referred to court for inciting rape, sexual harassment
Egypt

Egyptian lawyer referred to court for inciting rape, sexual harassment

Cairo’s Public Prosecution referred lawyer Nabih al-Wahsh to the State Security Misdemeanor Court on Sunday over charges of “disrupting civil…
Women-only buses to roll on Cairo streets
Life & Style

Women-only buses to roll on Cairo streets

An Egyptian private transport company has announced a new experimental initiative that will introduce women-only buses on the streets of Cairo,…
Back to top button