women’s rights

GENEVA (Reuters) – Dozens of Western countries voiced concern on Tuesday at Saudi Arabia’s continued detention of women activists and…

A suspect involved in the Fairmont Nile City hotel rape case has been imprisoned for four days pending investigations, the…

Egypt’s Public Prosecution has tapped Interpol for help as part of urgent measures to track down seven rapists out of…

Investigations done to carry out the Public Prosecution’s decision to arrest suspects in the Fairmont Nile City Hotel rape case…

The Fairmont Nile City Hotel’s administration on Saturday offered its support to investigations regarding a gang rape that allegedly occurred…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president urged his Cabinet on Wednesday to speed up harsher laws in so-called honor killings,…

In countries that practice Islamic law, legal reforms to advance the status of women tend to fail due to hard-liners…

CAIRO (AP) — Samera al-Huri’s fellow activists were disappearing, one by one. When she asked their families, each gave the…

Like thousands of Saudi women, Rouaa al-Mousa entered the workforce as reforms sweep the ultra-conservative kingdom and is certain that…

(Reuters) — The first women’s professional golf event to be staged in Saudi Arabia has been rescheduled for October 8-11…