UK court rules legal definition of women excludes transgender women
Britain's highest court handed down a landmark ruling that legally defines a woman as a "biological woman," which excludes transgender...
Women’s Rights
Paramilitary group perpetrated widespread sexual violence in Sudan
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have perpetrated widespread sexual violence against women and girls during Sudan’s civil war, the...
France faces backlash over proposed hijab ban in sports
The hijab may soon be prohibited from all sports competitions taking place in France, as the lower house of parliament...
French bill to prohibit hijab in sports sparks outrage
The hijab may soon be prohibited from all sports competitions taking place in France, as the lower house of parliament...
Yemen’s healthcare crisis endangers mothers and newborns
More than half of births in Yemen take place in unsafe conditions a report from the The United Nations Population...
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...
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Afghan Taliban officials
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on January 23rd that he had sought arrest warrants against...
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...
Syria: Sexual violence and social stigma
Syria's female prisoners, who suffered from extreme torture and sexual abuse in prison, are now suffering from social stigmatization following...
Syria: Ensuring the rights of girls to education
The leader of the rebel army which overthrew the Assad regime in Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, has promised to ensure the...
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...
Migrant mothers trapped in Saudi Arabia with stateless children
An investigation by The Guardian, on December 18, 2024, has revealed that Kenyan women who were previously employed as domestic...
Iranian legislators request changes to controversial new hijab bill
Iranian legislators have requested to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear...
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...
An Israeli lawyer’s fabrication and the exploitation of trauma
An Israeli lawyer who was found to have fabricated accounts of Hamas’ rape on October 7th has recently won Israel's...
“Mentally devastated” Gazan woman opens up about imprisonment
Women in Gaza are on the front line of the conflict, facing unimaginable challenges as each day passes. But now,...
Gaza crisis hits women the hardest
As the besieged Gaza sees thousands of their inhabitants massacred by bellicose Israeli forces, basic necessities such as female hygiene...
