women’s rights

Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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