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Photos: International Cooperation Minister and 9 other Egyptian women receive Champions of Change Award
Egypt

Photos: International Cooperation Minister and 9 other Egyptian women receive Champions of Change Award

Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Mashat became on Thursday one of 9 Egyptian women to receive the Champions of Change…
Misr El-Kheir launches initiative for indebted female prisoners for Mother’s Day
Egypt

Misr El-Kheir launches initiative for indebted female prisoners for Mother’s Day

Egypt’s Misr El-Kheir Foundation launched the largest campaign to pay the debts of female indebted prisoners through offering shares at…
Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs
World

Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs

ROME (AP) — One of hundreds of thousands of women in Italy who lost jobs in the pandemic, Laura Taddeo…
Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence
Middle East

Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abrar Zenkawi was cruising toward the beach in Kuwait City when she saw a…
UK police confirm body found in woodland is of missing woman
World

UK police confirm body found in woodland is of missing woman

LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Friday that human remains found in a wood outside London was the body…
On International Women’s Day, NCW launches new project for women’s economic empowerment in rural Egypt
Egypt

On International Women’s Day, NCW launches new project for women’s economic empowerment in rural Egypt

In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW), the Central Bank of Egypt…
Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day
Egypt

Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have detained 13 people who participated in a Women’s Day march for allegedly insulting…
Afghanistan bans schoolgirls older than 12 from singing — reports
Middle East

Afghanistan bans schoolgirls older than 12 from singing — reports

Afghanistan’s Education Ministry is barring schoolgirls older than 12 from singing at public events, media reported on Wednesday. The reports come amid growing fears…
Saudi rights activist al-Hathloul hopes for sentence change ahead of appeals hearing
Middle East

Saudi rights activist al-Hathloul hopes for sentence change ahead of appeals hearing

RIYADH (Reuters) – Women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who was released last month after three years in prison, said on…
On this International Women’s Day, a look at several influential Egyptian women
Society

On this International Women’s Day, a look at several influential Egyptian women

On this day in 1908, over a century ago, 15,000 women took to protest down the streets of New York…
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