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TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI — Libyans began voting in their first free national election in 60 years on Saturday, a poll designed to shake off…

A senior Salafi preacher has issued a religious decree that says women and Copts are prohibited from occupying the post…

A political adviser of President-elect Mohamed Morsy said a Copt and woman would be appointed as vice presidents. Ahmed al-Deif…

Anger surfaced this week after the Egyptian state's flagship newspaper Al-Ahram modified a famous painting by Abdel Hadi al-Gazzar by…

Human rights organizations called Thursday for a firm stance against the "intentional" harassment of women during protests.

Presidential hopeful Mohamed Morsy on Tuesday said the new constitution should give Egyptian women their full rights and added that…

Algeria's legislative election saw women take almost a third of the seats, making the national assembly the most gender-balanced in the region…

Several female protesters who were detained following the clashes in Abbasseya earlier this month denied being subjected to so-called virginity…

Leading Afghan women's rights champion, author, lawmaker and presidential hopeful Fawzia Koofi has a revealing anecdote about life as a…

Police in Tehran are conducting a new crackdown on women wearing mandatory headscarves improperly or in "vulgar" dress, the city's…