Women and girls
Pressure builds on Palestinian girls to marry as Gaza sees rise in child marriage rates - UNFPA
The likely cause of the increasing number of child brides seen in the Palestinian territory is the displacement, poverty, and collapse of social, legal, health, and protection systems.
The girl asked to remove hair? An expert explains when it’s allowed to start
Israeli NGO, US non-profit collaborate to deliver 2,000 hygiene kits to Khan Yunis women, girls
Behind the scenes of gritty Israeli drama ‘Girls Like Us’
Girls’ college in northern Pakistan reopens 15 years after closure
Even after the fall of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in the region, which banned girls and women from attending school, girls in northern Pakistan face significant barriers to getting an education
Iranian girls arrested for dancing without hijabs on TikTok
In Iran, it is forbidden for women to dance in public, and they have to wear hijabs in public.
Iran president blames foreign enemies for wave of schoolgirl poisonings
The so-far unexplained poison attacks at more than 30 schools in at least four cities started in November in Iran's Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Qom.
Women in Lebanon find ways to tackle their own period poverty
In Lebanon, where 76% of its women and girls have difficulty accessing menstrual products, Rima, Mariam and Doua work to help other women.
Iranian girls are being poisoned to stop them from attending school
Iran's deputy health minister confirmed that "some people" were poisoning girls but didn't elaborate on who or how.
Iranians stand firm in fight for freedom, wonder ‘where is the West?’
Iranians inside and outside of Iran about their determination to stay the course, support from members of the armed forces, and the Islamist regime’s secret fears of losing control
Men doing 'women's job?': Why some men fear female-dominated career paths - study
A new study delves into the fears men have associated with certain career paths that are typically dominated by women, such as early education, due to fears of gender bias.
'Wave' Festival focuses on Italian women
A ‘Wave’ to Italian women filmmakers
R&B singer R. Kelly's obstruction trial begins in Chicago
R. Kelly faces multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child, enticement of a female and possession of material containing child pornography.
Taliban mark one year in power, provide Afghanistan with security but no hope
Afghanistan is physically safer than before, but that cannot mask the scale of the challenge the Taliban face in setting Afghanistan on a path of economic growth and stability.
