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The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan
Middle East

The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan

Since picking up a wrench as one of the first female car mechanics in conservative Pakistan, Uzma Nawaz has faced…
The Kurdish women fighting ISIS
Middle East

The Kurdish women fighting ISIS

(CNN)  ̶  The image of the braided Kurdish female fighter, donning military camouflage and taking up arms against the militant…
Appointing women State Council judges ‘a matter of time’: State Council Pres.
Egypt

Appointing women State Council judges ‘a matter of time’: State Council Pres.

  Egypt’s State Council President Ahmed Abou Al-Azm said there was no constitutional prohibition to appointing women as judges in…
Egyptian women’s squash team makes first victory
Health & Fitness

Egyptian women’s squash team makes first victory

  Egypt national women’s squash team made its first victory on Tuesday, in the World Squash Tournament held in Dalian,…
Survey finds Japan med schools admitting men at higher rates
World

Survey finds Japan med schools admitting men at higher rates

  A government survey sparked by a discrimination scandal has found most Japanese medical schools admit male applicants at a…
Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty
Middle East

Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty

GENEVA (Reuters) – The husband of detained Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was himself arrested on Tuesday, Amnesty International…
As more women run for office, US state legislatures are poised to change
World

As more women run for office, US state legislatures are poised to change

  As women line up to run for US political office at historic rates, state legislatures – where some of…
Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions
Middle East

Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president on Monday proposed giving women equal inheritance rights despite protests from thousands of people objecting…
Saudi Arabia arrests two more women’s rights activists: rights group
Middle East

Saudi Arabia arrests two more women’s rights activists: rights group

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has arrested two more women’s rights activists, the latest to be swept up in a…
Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt recruits its first women
Egypt

Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt recruits its first women

For the first time, the Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt will open its doors to hire females across vacancies in all…
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