women
Afghan girl spends life disguised as ‘son’ her parents wanted
Middle East
April 23, 2018
Afghan girl spends life disguised as ‘son’ her parents wanted
Sitara Wafadar yearns for long hair like other girls. Instead, the Afghan teenager has disguised herself as a boy for…
Argentine women see legal abortion closer than ever
World
April 20, 2018
Argentine women see legal abortion closer than ever
Pushed by a wave of demonstrations by women’s groups, the homeland of Pope Francis seems closer than ever to legalizing…
Top Japanese bureaucrat resigns after allegation of sexual harassment
World
April 18, 2018
Top Japanese bureaucrat resigns after allegation of sexual harassment
Japan’s top finance bureaucrat resigned on Wednesday, Finance Minister Taro Aso said, after a weekly magazine reported that he had…
Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics
World
April 13, 2018
Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics
The girl, just 8 years old, was grazing her family’s ponies on a chilly January day in the forests of…
Photos: Fashionably late – Saudi Arabia hosts its first-ever fashion week
Life & Style
April 12, 2018
Photos: Fashionably late – Saudi Arabia hosts its first-ever fashion week
Fashionable women, dark-haired Saudis and blonde Eastern Europeans alike, fill the gold-trimmed halls of Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel, marking the start…
Four Egyptian women listed in top 5 squash player rankings
Health & Fitness
April 4, 2018
Four Egyptian women listed in top 5 squash player rankings
Egyptian women dominated the top five spots on list of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour, for April’s top 20…
Sudan’s ‘sister coach’ takes love of football to field
World
April 4, 2018
Sudan’s ‘sister coach’ takes love of football to field
In Sudan, where a women’s national football team remains a distant dream, Salma al-Majidi knew the only way to take…
MP calls for appointing a female prime minister
Egypt
April 3, 2018
MP calls for appointing a female prime minister
MP Anisa Essam Hassouna called for the selection of a qualified female to be the prime minister of Egypt in…
Why are C-section surgeries on the rise in Egypt?
Features/Interviews
April 2, 2018
Why are C-section surgeries on the rise in Egypt?
A screaming lady trying to catch her intermittent breathe, a terrified husband holding her hand, a crying mother patting her back, tears falling…
Egyptian Noor Hussein wins gold at African Taekwondo Championship
Health & Fitness
March 30, 2018
Egyptian Noor Hussein wins gold at African Taekwondo Championship
Egypt’s national taekwondo player Noor Hussein swept up the gold medal in the 49kg category at the African Championship G4,…