women’s rights
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Middle East
May 28, 2017
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Nasrine’s husband was once a happy, optimistic man. He made good money from a restaurant and butcher shop he owned.…
The ugly truth behind Saudi Arabia’s love for Melania Trump
Features/Interviews
May 23, 2017
The ugly truth behind Saudi Arabia’s love for Melania Trump
Donald Trump’s first major trip overseas may be fraught with diplomatic land mines for the President, but the Trump administration…
Melania Trump hails ’empowerment of women’ at Saudi company visit
Middle East
May 21, 2017
Melania Trump hails ’empowerment of women’ at Saudi company visit
US First Lady Melania Trump praised the “empowerment of women” at a General Electric all-female service center in the Saudi…
NYCxDesign: Women designers tackle inequality in New York
Life & Style
May 17, 2017
NYCxDesign: Women designers tackle inequality in New York
On the tails of Milan’s massive design week in April, New York City’s citywide festival of design, NYCxDesign–which runs through…
International Women’s Day: Egyptian cartoonist sheds light on 10 discriminatory laws against women
Life & Style
May 16, 2017
International Women’s Day: Egyptian cartoonist sheds light on 10 discriminatory laws against women
Another International Women’s Day has rolled around, and another opportunity to honor women who have constantly called for equal rights…
Germany’s Merkel presses Saudi Arabia on refugees and rights
Middle East
May 1, 2017
Germany’s Merkel presses Saudi Arabia on refugees and rights
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his successors in her first visit to the kingdom…
Saudi council rejects proposal for female sports colleges
Middle East
April 27, 2017
Saudi council rejects proposal for female sports colleges
A proposal to establish sports education colleges for Saudi women failed to win enough votes in the kingdom's top advisory…
Israel appoints first female Muslim judge to religious court
Egypt
April 26, 2017
Israel appoints first female Muslim judge to religious court
The Committee for the Appointment of Judges in Israel, headed by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, appointed Hanaa al-Khatib as the…
A Saudi woman’s plea for help exposes risks runaways face
Middle East
April 16, 2017
A Saudi woman’s plea for help exposes risks runaways face
A young Saudi woman's plea for help after she was stopped in an airport in the Philippines en route to…