Algerian women’s rights push revives secular-Islamist division
Algeria has formally dropped its state reservations concerning areas of the UN women's rights convention, prompting division over the purpose...
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Unemployment in Morocco is hitting women the hardest
Morocco’s labour market remains fragile as underemployment and a widening gender gap continue to plague the country’s growth, reports government-friendly...
Iraq: Freak weather turns up the heat on women’s rights
While drought has been looming in the Middle East and North Africa for years, Iraq is particularly vulnerable to climate...
Syrian women required to wear burkinis at public beaches
Syria’s interim government has mandated that women must wear burkinis or “decent” clothing at public beaches and swimming pools, the...
Morocco: job growth failing to reach youth and women
Morocco’s latest employment figures have revealed a mixed picture; with overall job growth coupled with continued challenges for the country’s...
UN experts accuse Israel of genocidal acts and sexual violence
UN experts have accused Israel of committing genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza, as international institutions continue to challenge...
Dozens of illegal miners killed in Mali
Dozens of people, most of which were female, have been killed after the collapse of an illegal gold mine in...
Women suffer in Morocco’s agriculture sector amid outsourcing
Women farmers in Morocco are struggling under poor working conditions brought on by the North African kingdom's outsourcing of the...
Afghan Taliban supporters rally against arrest warrant requests
In central Afghanistan, some 200 supporters of the Taliban rallied on January 26th against the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor's...
Afghan Taliban foreign ministry denounces arrest warrants for leaders
Afghanisatan’s Taliban foreign ministry said on January 24th that it “strongly condemns” and refuses to accept the International Criminal Court’s...
Iraq changes law to allow girls to marry at 15
Iraq's parliament adjusted a law that would lower the minimum marriage age for girls to be 15, The National reported...
Iraq revises law to allow marriage at 15 for girls
Iraq's parliament on January 21st gave the green light to amendments of the country's Personal Status Law, permitting girls as...
Forbes summit in Riyadh highlights women’s achievements in the Middle East
The leadership and achievements of women in the Middle East were the central focus of the region’s Forbes women’s summit...
Damoun prison detainees include two pregnant women
The Palestinian Commission for the Affairs of Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners revealed that the Israeli army has detained at least two...
Health worker declares Israel’s war on Gaza “awful for women”
A doctor who just left the southern city of Rafah — gynaecologst Hairhound Lahna — revealed in an interview with...
