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Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition
Middle East
September 4, 2021
Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul on Friday, demanding…
Dar Al Iftaa allows hymen reconstruction in cases of rape, deceit
Egypt
September 3, 2021
Dar Al Iftaa allows hymen reconstruction in cases of rape, deceit
Egypt’s Dar Al Iftaa has issued an opinion on hymen reconstruction surgery, approving of the surgery in cases where women…
Almost 20k served under Sisi’s 2019 women’s health initiative: minister
Egypt
August 11, 2021
Almost 20k served under Sisi’s 2019 women’s health initiative: minister
18,200 women have been given free health exams and treatment as part of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s 2019 initiative to…
Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field
World
August 9, 2021
Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field
TOKYO (AP) — They set records everyone saw coming and others that surprised the experts. They suffered, and battled, and…
COVID vaccine — the unfounded tale of infertility
Health & Fitness
August 5, 2021
COVID vaccine — the unfounded tale of infertility
Claims like “COVID vaccines make you infertile!” have been swirling around social media for months. At first, it was only women who…
India’s female labor participation rate falls to 16.1 percent as pandemic hits jobs
World
August 3, 2021
India’s female labor participation rate falls to 16.1 percent as pandemic hits jobs
NEW DELHI, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Female labor participation rate in India fell to 16.1 percent during the July-September 2020…
More violence, less income: Arab women bear the brunt of COVID-19, study finds
Middle East
August 2, 2021
More violence, less income: Arab women bear the brunt of COVID-19, study finds
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned Heba Mordaa’s life upside down. “Ever since the lockdowns started in March 2020, my work has…
At Tokyo Olympics, skateboarding teens blaze trail for women
World
July 26, 2021
At Tokyo Olympics, skateboarding teens blaze trail for women
TOKYO (AP) — On the Olympic podium stood three teenage girls — 13, 13 and 16 — with weighty gold,…
Turkey formally quits treaty to prevent violence against women
Middle East
July 1, 2021
Turkey formally quits treaty to prevent violence against women
Turkey officially withdrew on Thursday from an international treaty to prevent violence against women, enacting a decision that drew condemnation…
Donia Samir Ghanem inaugurates 5th annual Aswan Women Film Festival
Cinema/TV
June 25, 2021
Donia Samir Ghanem inaugurates 5th annual Aswan Women Film Festival
Despite her absence due to the illness of her mother actress Dalal Abdel Aziz and the death of her father…