women’s rights

Believing in the vital role of women in society and their ability to succeed in high-ranking legislative as well as…

(CNN) – Saudi women’s rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday for her activity…

Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Ibrahim Taha thanked on Monday Egypt for supporting women’s empowerment issues,…

(CNN) – The alleged gang-rape of a woman on a moving train has sparked anger in Pakistan, putting the spotlight…

(CNN) – Women in Afghanistan must cover their faces in public, according to a decree issued by the Taliban on…

(CNN) – Superstar singer Aṣa has spoken about her battles against different types of prejudice in her home city, Paris,…

(CNN) – The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated return to school on…

New Delhi (CNN) – An Indian high court has upheld a ban on the wearing of hijabs or headscarves in…

Bogota, Colombia (CNN) – Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to partially decriminalize abortion on Monday, marking a…

Shaima al-Mahrizy, a 25 year old delivery woman working from Suez – the first ever – has called on women…