Women’s rights

Iranian women win big in fight over right to watch soccer games

Iranian women were allowed into Azadi stadium to watch a soccer game alongside men for the first time since the 1979 revolution.

Iran

Gaza women fight for fairer, faster divorces

A women's association in Gaza is fighting to address the glacial legal process to obtain a divorce and the lack of support for women during those interminable periods.

Palestine

New online platform helps Turkish immigrant women abroad

The "Immigrant Women’s Solidarity Platform" connects Turkish women who are planning to move or have moved abroad, assisting them in settling down in their host countries.

Turkey

How much freedom do Egypt's female preachers really have?

The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments recently decided to permit female preachers to give lessons and meet with women across the country as part of its reforms to renew religious discourse.

Egypt

Tunisian women win at polls but long road remains

Although a significant number of women won in the May 6 municipal elections in Tunisia, female politicians still have a long way to go to make it to the presidency.

Tunisia

Can Al-Azhar persuade Egyptians to stay married?

Al-Azhar has launched a unit to research the causes behind Egypt's exploding divorce rate and to counsel people considering divorce to reconsider.

Egypt

Palestinian women’s struggle hasn’t translated to political power

Palestinian women have been at the forefront of the national movement since the first intifada, yet despite their efforts and sacrifices, they are not fairly represented in government or in PLO bodies.

Palestine

Women ready to run for office in Egypt

Egyptian women are being groomed to win elections and become effective leaders once they do.

Egypt

Egyptian women fight for right to top judicial positions

As both the Ministry of Justice and the National Council for Women push for the appointment of female judges to Egypt’s State Council, the State Council continues to adamantly reject such appointments.

Egypt

Gaza’s budding modeling sector struggles against tradition

In spite of the negative and abusive comments she receives, Reham al-Kahlout’s family supports her as she becomes a pioneer in the Gaza modeling sector.

Palestine

Turkish women demand safer, cleaner spaces in mosques

Observant Muslim women have won their struggle to access all public buildings in Turkey and will now take on the mosques.

Turkey

Wafd Party elections raise issue of female empowerment in Egypt

While five candidates contended for the leadership of the Wafd Party, none of them were women, which raised several questions about the future of women in Egyptian partisan life.

Egypt