Feminism

Voices from the Arab press: Davos 2026, Trump's Board of Peace, Saudi Arabia, feminism

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

US President Donald Trump presents a signed resolution in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22.
Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024.

Western feminists must stand with Azerbaijani women in Iran - opinion

Demonstrators gather outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 11, 2026

Iranian feminists understood the revolution better than Europe’s intellectuals - opinion

A woman shouts at a protest ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Rome, Italy, last year.

Women at the threshold of Redemption: From Pharaoh's Egypt to the post-October 7 reality - opinion


Law firm releases report on JOFA after allegations made against sex-guru founder

Although JOFA had already responded to the allegations internally, it commissioned an external review of its past and practices.

Reading a torah scroll

Spain's entombed 'Ivory Lady' reveals leadership role of women in antiquity

The "Ivory Lady" shows that women may have held high leadership positions during the Copper Age, Stone Age and, Bronze Age.

An artist's recreation of the woman dubbed "The Ivory Lady", whose remains were found in a large tomb near Seville in Spain that dates back to 2900 to 2800 BC.

A digital Jewish library aims to add women’s Torah scholarship to its shelves 

The library has contacted a cohort female Jewish scholars to help write new texts for their digital collection.

 Women of the Wall read from a Torah scroll at the Western Wall on the seventh day of Hanukkah, December 25, 2022.

FemForward kicks off first Moroccan, Israeli cohort in Casablanca

With high hopes of expanding to other Middle Eastern states such as the UAE and Bahrain.

  The Fem Forward 2023 cohort in Morocco

Jerusalem Day: 10 iconic Israelis who called Jerusalem home

Some of the movers and shakers who lived in Israel's capital city.

 Robert Abergel

Daughter of Holocaust survivor finds strength Book of Esther - opinion

Sharon Steele, an Israeli-Brit, took on the onerous task and responsibility of learning to recite the megillah.

 HARON READS the megillah, cheered on by her teacher, Debbie Ziering, at her side.

In first, Israeli 'Iron Women' flight takes off to London

This is the first such collaboration between El Al, which was chosen to spearhead the program, and the Association for Professional Advancement.

 : An Israel El Al airlines plane is seen after its landing following its inaugural flight between Tel Aviv and Nice at Nice international airport, France, April 4, 2019.

Israeli murders wife in Lod, second femicide in two weeks in city

The police were able to locate the suspect, who had initially fled the scene, in a crashed vehicle after hitting a police car near his home.

An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative

Letters to the Editor January 18, 2023: Precautionary and preventative

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Is chivalry dead? Men help women to maintain sexism - Israeli study

Men will donate to women in need, provided that it is not a violation of male dominance, according to a new Israeli study.

 A man is seen holding an umbrella open for a woman (illustrative).