Afghan Lawmakers Halt Debate On Women’s Rights Law
Schoolgirls talk with 17-year-old Shamsia, who was the victim of an acid attack in Afghanistan in 2008, as she rests on a hospital bed in Kabul. Lawmakers in the Afghan parliament have halted a debate on a law aimed More...
Pakistani Women Hit The Campaign Trail
There are fears that Election Commission efforts to prevent candidates from providing transportation to their supporters to reach polling stations will deter many rural women from voting. (file photo) Election day More...
Afghanistan: Woman Killed for “Dishonouring” Family
Authorities are still failing to tackle the shocking levels of gender-based violence in Afghanistan© SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images The woman, who has two children, was shot dead on Monday 22 April by her father in More...
Saudi women to be granted national ID cards
Saudi women will be for the first time granted national identity cards, giving them the freedom to act independently. The move means women will no longer have to rely on a male family member to affirm their identity More...
My broken dream for Iraqi Kurdistan
‘Honor’ killings are thought to be one of the leading causes of death for women in Iraqi Kurdistan. Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad/Guardian I thought that the people of Iraq could leave the atrocities More...
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Condemns UN Report on Women
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s largest organized Islamist movement, criticized a United Nations report that aimed to end violence against women and girls, saying it violates principles of Islamic More...
