women and girls

Palestinian women sit at the debris of a house destroyed in an air strike in the southern Gaza Strip

Hamas celebrates UN call for probe into alleged IDF abuses of Palestinian women

The UN statement reported allegations that Palestinian women and girls had been arbitrarily executed in Gaza, frequently along with family members, including children.

20/02/2024

IOF releases report on violence against Israeli women in 2023

A third of all femicide cases in Israel in 2023 occurred after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

Bat mitzvah girls demonstrate Israeli moral strength with hair donations

A 12-year-old girl can have her big party, but what she’ll take with her into her future are the small acts of kindness she does for others.

By CHAIM EHRENTAL
31/12/2023
Women protesting for abortion rights, forty-five years after Roe v. Wade

Judge temporarily exempts women with complicated pregnancies from Texas abortion ban

Abortion was banned with very limited exceptions in Texas.

By REUTERS
05/08/2023

What do MENA Muslims think about the role of women in society? – study

The researchers surveyed respondents from Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, and the Palestinian Territories on their perception of women's chastity and marital patriarchy.

How do you react when your children ask to wear make-up and dress up?

Encouraging your daughter's dress-up delights: How to respond to her desires for spinning dresses, nail polish, perfume, and makeup.

By WALLA!
10/07/2023

US Supreme Court turns away case on charter school's mandatory skirts for girls

Turning away an appeal by Charter Day School Inc, the justices left in place a lower court's decision that the dress code discriminates against students based on gender in violation the Constitution

By REUTERS
26/06/2023

Sixty Afghan girls hospitalized after school poisoning - police

In neighboring Iran, poisoning incidents at girls' schools sickened an estimated 13,000 mostly female students since November.

By REUTERS
05/06/2023

Lebanese women find work, if they can get it, 'senseless' due to economic conditions

Rising unemployment rates are affecting both men and women, but the latter are being hit much harder. Women are losing jobs and being forced into dependency.

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
30/05/2023

Condoms and tikkun olam: An Orthodox woman strives to aid sex workers in Prague

L’Chaim is an organization dedicated to helping sex workers in the Czech Republic.

By DINAH SPRITZER/JTA
24/05/2023
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