women’s rights

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hamas-run Islamic court in the Gaza Strip has ruled that women require the…

DUBAI (Reuters) – The sisters of prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul said on Thursday they wanted real justice…

She spent 1,001 nights in jail, or just under three years, and now the famous Saudi Arabian human rights activist is out…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent political activists was released from prison Wednesday, her…

An Egyptian judge overturned an acquittal verdict of two young women who were jailed last year for posting “indecent” videos…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Iran, home to the Mideast’s worst outbreak, a women’s group hopes…

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

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly…

Iranian women are expected to wear veils in public — and also in ads. A recent clip featuring a woman…

Women in Turkey are sharing their experiences of sexual assault online after a Twitter user accused a prominent writer of…