Women

Women

Rights groups urge Gaza authorities to help sisters locked up by father

Wissam and Fatma al-Tawil tried to escape alleged abuse, but were forcibly returned. Now they are confined in a Rafah apartment building with supporters calling on the government to step in
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Taliban's punishment of women is an act of desperation
Syed Irfan Ashraf
Women
MEE journalist Dania Akkad wins award for reporting on violence against women
Heritage
Goddess, priestess, queen: Six forgotten women who shaped ancient Mesopotamia
Afghanistan
Taliban stops scores of female Afghan students from flying to Qatar
Inside Egypt
Egyptian woman stabbed to death by fellow student in 'revenge' attack
Women
How divorced Muslim women in the US are fighting for what they’re owed
Saudi Human Rights
A Saudi Arabian woman built a new life in hiding. Then she disappeared
Women
The problem is men: Muslim women speak out against abuse in the US
Women
'She said no, then got killed': Jordanian women protest against surge in femicides
Women
‘Reform’ is needed to end femicide and gender-based violence in the Middle East
Women
Egypt's embattled feminism: Fighting violence, harassment and FGM under Sisi
Inside Qatar
After #WhereisNoof, Qatari women question how safe they really are
Film
That's not entertainment! How Egypt's arts industry has normalised misogyny
Women
'This needs to stop': Separate murders of female students triggers region-wide anger
Fashion
In pictures: Meet the Palestinian fashion designer shaking up the industry despite Gaza’s blockade
US Politics
'Tone deaf': Nancy Pelosi recites Israeli poem in response to Roe v Wade decision
Women
BeYOUtiful: Helping girls feel confident in an airbrushed world
Women
Alleged killer of Jordanian student shoots himself during arrest: Police
Afghanistan
'I will attend school': Afghan girls move to Iran to defy Taliban's education ban
Music
Lebanese singer Elissa's duet with accused rapist Saad Lamjarred sparks backlash
Women
Prominent Turkish anti-femicide campaign group threatened with closure
Inside Iran
Hundreds of Iranian women blocked from attending World Cup qualifying match