May 3, 2022 Three countries where abortion is legal in the Middle East and North Africa Abortion is illegal in much of the region, and there are various legal and societal barriers to the practice in the countries where it is allowed.
Gulf | Apr 28, 2022 Women in Yemen trapped by war, abuse Eight years have passed since the war in Yemen began, and women there continue to exist in dire situations in which they are faced not only with the hardships of displacement but also with threats, persecution, imprisonment and banishment from exercising their political rights.
Turkey | Apr 14, 2022 Rights group spotlighting murder of women in Turkey faces legal threat A lawsuit threatens to silence Turkey's main voice on violence against women, the We Will Stop Femicides Platform.
Palestine | Apr 2, 2022 Gaza women study self-defense against domestic violence Faten al-Naqla, a Gaza-based kung fu instructor, took it upon herself to train women in self-defense amid the rise of women’s deaths at the hands of their husbands.
Culture | Mar 13, 2022 Egyptians remain leery of female wedding officiants Despite progress on gender equality, seeing a woman officiating a wedding is still an odd sight for most Egyptians.
Turkey | Mar 8, 2022 On International Women's Day, Turks march in solidarity with Ukrainians Women gathered in Istanbul and other cities for the Feminist Night Walk despite bans and demonstrators taken into custody, calling for the reinstatement of the landmark UN accord on violence against women.
Syria | Feb 15, 2022 Women in northwest Syria take on physically demanding jobs Many women in displaced camps in northwest Syria have been forced to find jobs, often difficult and physical ones, due to the deteriorating security conditions and the absence of the family’s breadwinner.
Egypt | Feb 5, 2022 Proposed domestic violence bill prompts rare criticism of Al-Azhar sheikh Remarks by a prominent cleric saying it is permissible to hit a spouse "to preserve the family" has sparked backlash against Al-Azhar.
Turkey | Jan 19, 2022 Turkish women decry high price of sanitary pads Women activists call on the Turkish government for a tax reduction and other measures to lower the prices of menstrual products, which have grown forbiddingly expensive amid the country’s economic turmoil.
Egypt | Jan 18, 2022 Women-led tourism initiatives are changing the way Egypt is seen, experienced More women are gradually breaking into Egypt’s tourism sector and launching their own projects, often promoting along the way a new type of experience to visitors.
US removes Jewish extremist Kahane movement from terror blacklist Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 16, 2022
