women’s rights

Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to back gender apartheid legal push
Middle East

Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to back gender apartheid legal push

Islamabad, Pakistan (Reuters) — Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday to back efforts to make…
The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women
Middle East

The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women

AP  —  The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women, the latest…
Why do women endure gender-based discrimination in our society?
Opinion

Why do women endure gender-based discrimination in our society?

Initially, it should be noted that the title of this article is not my own: rather, it is the title…
Another Uber incident
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Another Uber incident

Incidents of harassment towards women by Uber drivers continue to recur. The most recent case involved an Uber driver harassing…
‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman
Middle East

‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman

Paris CNN  —  “We have your location. We will share it for the highest bidder,” one wrote to her. “I…
Two years on from Taliban takeover, Afghan women are being ‘erased from everything’
Middle East

Two years on from Taliban takeover, Afghan women are being ‘erased from everything’

CNN  —  When Zahra thinks back to her life before the summer of 2021, it seems like another reality. As…
Taliban bans the sound of women’s voices singing or reading in public
Middle East

Taliban bans the sound of women’s voices singing or reading in public

CNN  —  Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are cracking down on the sound of women’s voices in public, under a strict new…
Iran’s repression of protesters and women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN report says
Middle East

Iran’s repression of protesters and women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN report says

CNN  —  Iran’s “repression of peaceful protests” and “institutional discrimination against women and girls” has led to human rights violations,…
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