violence against women

Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes
Middle East

Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes

For 23 years, Khadija says her husband raped her, nearly every day. And her case is far from unique, according…
Women’s Council honors 1st Upper Egyptian woman to take sexual assaulter to court
Egypt

Women’s Council honors 1st Upper Egyptian woman to take sexual assaulter to court

Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) honored on Monday Rania Fahmy after she became the first woman from Upper Egypt…
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
World

In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women

Japanese women who say “Me too” do so at their own risk. Online comments accused Rika Shiiki of lying and…
Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses
World

Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses

The witness accounts remain appalling. One South Sudanese man returned home after hiding from government soldiers to find they had…
Teenage FGM rates in Egypt drop 13% in six years
Egypt

Teenage FGM rates in Egypt drop 13% in six years

The National Population Council said this week that the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) among teenage girls aged 15-17 dropped…
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Middle East

Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman

Judicial officials say an investigative judge is demanding the death penalty for a suspected killer of a British woman whose…
Hassan al-Banna’s grandson held on rape charges
World

Hassan al-Banna’s grandson held on rape charges

Swiss-Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who is the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al-Banna, was apprehended and taken…
Rape of eight-month-old baby sickens India
World

Rape of eight-month-old baby sickens India

The grotesque sexual assault on an eight-month-old baby in Delhi is the latest in a series of rapes that has…
Why are Indian authorities failing to protect women?
World

Why are Indian authorities failing to protect women?

A recent series of gruesome rapes and murders has sparked outrage in northern India. The incidents are the latest for…
For moms of boys, mixed emotions over sexual misconduct saga
World

For moms of boys, mixed emotions over sexual misconduct saga

Of the many American women dismayed by the wave of sexual misconduct scandals, there’s a subgroup with distinctive hopes and…
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