Feminism

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

While Foucault praised Iran’s 1979 revolution as spiritual, Iranian women warned it would mean coercion, veiling, and the erasure of their rights.

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

‘Zahara – Wing,’ Ayelet Carmi, 2025. Wood, plastic, oil paint, silver leaf.  Collection of the artist.

Bliss: Exploring feminine identity through art at Ticho House

Ibtissame Lachgar wearing a top reading that Allah is a lesbian.

'Allah is lesbian' shirt sees feminist jailed for 30 months in Morocco, courts cite harm to Islam


Meet Orit Fuchs, a storyteller with a deep, pure appetite for art

Fuchs places the female image at the center of her work

Orit Fuchs

Feminists worldwide mourn Egyptian trailblazer Nawal El Saadawi

The author of more than 50 books, she smashed taboos from sexuality and prostitution to female genital mutilation (FGM) - a practice she suffered as a child.

Egyptian writer Nawal el-Saadawi during an interview with Reuters in Cairo May 23, 2001.

Short on representation, political parties rush to celebrate Women’s Day

Two weeks ahead of elections, candidates pledge change while Labor leader Merav Michaeli remains the only woman chairing a political party.

MERAV MICHAELI prepares to don a mask at a Labor Party polling station in Tel Aviv on January 24.

Most Americans think a woman could reach the White House by 2030

A Gallup poll conducted in 74 countries showed Americans were the most likely to say they thought a woman could lead their nation by 2030.

US President Donald Trump speaks as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani listen before the signing of the Abraham Accords. South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, Septem

Dr. Areej Khatib, trailblazer in health leadership for Palestinian women

"Scientists in Palestine are not very lucky. As I told you, the system, the leadership, the atmosphere does not really give you the motivation and the means to do what you know very well to do."

Dr. Areej Khatib at the 30th European Congress of Pathology, September 2018, Bilbao, Spain.

Myanmar protesters string up women's clothes for protection

Traditionally, walking beneath items used to cover women's private parts is not only bad luck, but emasculating for men in Myanmar.

Traditional clothes hang on a rope as protesters holding shields stand in line in the background during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar March 6, 2021 in this still image obtained by Reuters from a video.

Did women ‘win’ the sexual revolution?

A sex-positive feminist tried to ‘have sex like a man.’ It came at a cost

Victoria Rose, 17, enjoys a ride across the crowd, Woodstock 1994. She lost her clothes crowd-surfing.

Queen Esther helped me become the hero of my own Persian Jewish story

When met with a crisis — when the king’s evil adviser, Haman, decreed that all the Jews were to be killed — Esther looked deep within herself and realized she had strength.

'Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther' by Rembrandt, 1660, at Moscow's Pushkin Museum

Gal Gadot’s NatGeo series spotlights 'wonder' women

While she enjoys playing Wonder Woman, she was clear about who she sees as the real heroes: “All of these women are just incredible, and they are the real heroes."

GAL GADOT: I want to use my reach and my platforms to get to as many people and shed light on these amazing, incredible women’s stories.

When God, Jesus, Allah were women: Online show of feminist, religious art

The exhibition, available in three languages, presents works by Jewish, Muslim, Druze and Christian artists who reflect on their relationship with freedom, physical presence and faith

ORTHODOX ISRAELI artist Nechama Golan’s photograph ‘Women’s Book’ (2000).