gender equality

Reham Saeed receives yearlong suspension for “insulting Egyptian women”
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Reham Saeed receives yearlong suspension for “insulting Egyptian women”

TV Present Reham Saeed is barred from appearing on any media platforms for one year by a ban decree issued on…
TV presenter Tamer Amin apologizes for sarcastic, anti-feminist comments against MP Rania Alwani
Culture

TV presenter Tamer Amin apologizes for sarcastic, anti-feminist comments against MP Rania Alwani

TV presenter Tamer Amin apologized to MP Rania Alwani, Alwani’s husband, and the National Council for Women (NCW) on August…
Cleared for takeoff: Saudi women start exercising their newest right
Middle East

Cleared for takeoff: Saudi women start exercising their newest right

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s international airports are the scene of the latest “first” for women citizens, who can now…
Allow Iranian women to attend matches, says Asian soccer official
Middle East

Allow Iranian women to attend matches, says Asian soccer official

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Iranian women should be allowed to attend men’s World Cup qualifiers in the Islamic…
Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for Saudi women: agency
Middle East

Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for Saudi women: agency

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has begun allowing adult women to travel without permission and to exercise more control over…
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
World

Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’

Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil’s capital of Brasilia on Wednesday to denounce the policies…
Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family
Middle East

Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family

RIYADH (Reuters) – Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has rejected a proposal to secure her release from prison…
Outcry as Jeffrey Epstein found dead in jail, FBI investigates
World

Outcry as Jeffrey Epstein found dead in jail, FBI investigates

US financier Jeffrey Epstein, awaiting trial on charges he trafficked underage girls for sex, was found dead in jail Saturday…
Saudi Arabia women’s rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom
Middle East

Saudi Arabia women’s rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi officials have hailed as “historic” new rights granted to women in Saudi Arabia that further dismantle…
Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male ‘guardian’ approval
Middle East

Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male ‘guardian’ approval

Saudi Arabia will allow women to travel abroad without approval from a male “guardian”, the government said Thursday, ending a…
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