women’s rights

UAE: Supporters of Princess Latifa call on Joe Biden to push for her release
Middle East

UAE: Supporters of Princess Latifa call on Joe Biden to push for her release

Prominent supporters of Princess Latifa called on President Joe Biden Wednesday to pressure the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for her…
Missing Dubai princess re-emerges in videos at ‘jail villa’
Middle East

Missing Dubai princess re-emerges in videos at ‘jail villa’

LONDON (AP) — A daughter of Dubai’s powerful ruler who tried to flee the country in 2018 only to be…
Gaza to revise women’s travel ruling after backlash
Middle East

Gaza to revise women’s travel ruling after backlash

The top Islamic judge in Gaza said on Tuesday that he would revise a recent controversial ruling that prohibited unmarried women from travelling…
Hamas court says women need guardian’s approval to travel
Middle East

Hamas court says women need guardian’s approval to travel

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hamas-run Islamic court in the Gaza Strip has ruled that women require the…
“Now we want real justice,” say sisters of freed Saudi rights activist Hathloul
Middle East

“Now we want real justice,” say sisters of freed Saudi rights activist Hathloul

DUBAI (Reuters) – The sisters of prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul said on Thursday they wanted real justice…
Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul no longer in jail but still not free
Egypt

Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul no longer in jail but still not free

She spent 1,001 nights in jail, or just under three years, and now the famous Saudi Arabian human rights activist is out…
Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison
Middle East

Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent political activists was released from prison Wednesday, her…
2 Egyptian women to stand new trial over TikTok dance videos
Egypt

2 Egyptian women to stand new trial over TikTok dance videos

An Egyptian judge overturned an acquittal verdict of two young women who were jailed last year for posting “indecent” videos…
Iranian women’s group empowers amid pandemic by making masks
Middle East

Iranian women’s group empowers amid pandemic by making masks

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Iran, home to the Mideast’s worst outbreak, a women’s group hopes…
Sextortion in Syria: Young women support each other
Middle East

Sextortion in Syria: Young women support each other

Like most girls her age, 19-year-old Nour* was blinded by love for her boyfriend. For six months, Nour felt she…
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