women’s rights

Crimes against women behind operation rooms’ doors
Features/Interviews

Crimes against women behind operation rooms’ doors

The paralyzing feeling of the epidural shot— an injection in the spinal cord to stop sensation in the lower body—did…
Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons
Middle East

Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons

CNN  —  Beauty salons in Afghanistan have been given one month to close as the country’s Taliban leaders extend their…
Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, UN report finds
World

Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, UN report finds

CNN  —  Almost nine out of 10 people hold “fundamental biases” against women, a new UN report has found, decrying…
Nearly 80 students, mostly girls, are poisoned in Afghanistan, say officials
Middle East

Nearly 80 students, mostly girls, are poisoned in Afghanistan, say officials

CNN  —  Nearly 80 primary school students, mostly girls, are suspected to have been poisoned over the weekend and taken…
Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say
Middle East

Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say

CNN  —  The Taliban should be investigated for crimes against humanity over their brutal crackdown on the rights and freedoms…
Egypt making great progress in women empowerment
Society

Egypt making great progress in women empowerment

A member of the National Council for Women and rapporteur of the council’s Political Participation Committee Sana al-Saeed said that…
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