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German authorities target Islamist women’s network
World
December 27, 2017
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
December 24, 2017
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
December 23, 2017
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
December 13, 2017
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
December 12, 2017
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
December 12, 2017
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
December 11, 2017
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
December 3, 2017
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
November 27, 2017
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
November 21, 2017
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,…