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Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp
Middle East
March 9, 2019
Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp
AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Foreign women with Islamic State have tried to assault others they deem “infidels” at a…
Istanbul police fire tear gas at banned women’s day rally
Middle East
March 9, 2019
Istanbul police fire tear gas at banned women’s day rally
Istanbul police fired tear gas Friday at thousands of women who took to the city’s central avenue on International Women’s…
Iceland ranks first among best countries for women: Report
Society
March 9, 2019
Iceland ranks first among best countries for women: Report
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index 2018 revealed that Iceland had the smallest gender gap in the…
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
Middle East
March 6, 2019
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — As final defeat looms, militants of the Islamic State group have remained organized and ruthless to…
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s…
UNDP awards Egypt with gender equality seal
Egypt
March 5, 2019
UNDP awards Egypt with gender equality seal
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced that Egypt has achieved high progress in achieving gender equality in public institutions,…
Only six countries have equal rights for men and women, World Bank finds
Features/Interviews
March 4, 2019
Only six countries have equal rights for men and women, World Bank finds
London (CNN)- The world is moving towards legal gender equality — but it’s moving very, very slowly. Only six countries…
Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as Islamic State defeat looms
Middle East
March 4, 2019
Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as Islamic State defeat looms
DAHUK, Iraq (AP) — Baseh Hammo was 38 when she was enslaved by militants of the Islamic State group along…
Making a splash at Malaysia’s mermaid school
Life & Style
March 4, 2019
Making a splash at Malaysia’s mermaid school
Wearing tails made of plastic fins covered by shimmering fabric, five women glided through a pool at a Malaysian center…
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
Middle East
March 1, 2019
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
Guns, laptops, gold coins and baby formula: when Syrian fighters search women emerging from the ruins of the jihadist “caliphate”,…