“The people had no way back,” Tabassum, 23, told AFP. “Anger was increasing, and the demand for equality was increasing.” Tabassum is a campus hero for helping lead a movement …
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, has said 113 countries have never had a woman Head of State and …
The talks in Doha are scheduled for June 30 and July 1, and have already been criticised by women’s groups. Taliban’s security patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, in July 2023. The …
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“It takes a long time for society to get comfortable with different things, and our industry is very conservative.” Alsop says it takes “a long time” for change to happen, …
“If I return to Iran then I would be arrested at the airport,” says Ebrahimi during an interview in Hong Kong at the Mira Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. Zahra …
“It was my first Q&A straight after a screening and I could see the audiences’ emotions and how we connected – that was a whole new experience,” says Ito at …
An Ohio woman who gave birth to a stillborn and allegedly tried to flush the fetus down a toilet will not be criminally charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. The …
Mahirma Ziaee fled Afghanistan for India three years ago after the Taliban reassumed power. While she is grateful to have got out, she says she regrets that she is unable …
Iran’s jailed women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran’s theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government protesters. The award-making committee said …