Women's rights

Female Afghan Christian convert flees Taliban, only to risk deportation in Qatar

Since retaking power, the Taliban has largely excluded women from public life. Girls are barred from secondary schools and universities, while women have faced sweeping restrictions.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Taliban personnel detain a woman in Herat, Afghanistan, for allegedly violating the dress code.
Protesters light fires, set roadblocks in Tehran following the death of Mahsa Amini, September 21, 2022.

Islamic Regime instructed universities on how to suppress 2023 staff, student protests - report

The ministry, in a letter addressed to the heads of universities, higher education institutes and research institutes across Iran, demanded that protests be met with a harsh response.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
In this photo illustration a smartphone screen displays the logo of social media app and instant messaging service Telegram, on February 19, 2026 in Bath, England; illustrative

Iranian women, girls die by suicide, honor killing after Telegram sextortion channel

Over the past week, two girls in Lorestan province ended their lives after their photos were leaked on the Telegram channel.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Women prepare for Eid al-Adha prayers at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, May 27, 2026.

Women’s OIC conference in Pakistan sees Syrian delegation after 14 years

Syria’s minister of social affairs and labor, Hind Kabawat, led the delegation, as few Afghan women were represented in their fight for rights under Taliban rule.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested by Iranian regime

Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, following her three-decade campaign for women's rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women's rights and freedom.

The kindness that kills: Wokeness, guilt, and Islamic radicalism - opinion

When we normalize systems in which women can be disappeared, we are not showing cultural sensitivity. We are rehearsing our own surrender.

DECEMBER 2, 2025ByCATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM
PEOPLE WALK on a street in Tehran, Iran in November 2025.

Femicide in Israel on the rise, particularly among Jewish-Israeli women

Over the past year, 32 women from both Jewish and Arab backgrounds were victims of femicide.

NOVEMBER 20, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Names of women murdered by their husbands hang on billboards in Jerusalem on June 16, 2020, as part of protest actions to raise awareness of violence against women.

Olympic committee moves toward blanket ban on transgender women athletes

The ban is set to come into effect in early 2026, The Times reported.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Laurel Hubbard of Team New Zealand competes during the Weightlifting - Women's 87kg+ Group A on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on August 02, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Professional advancement in Halacha: Why women should be allowed to take official exams - opinion

Women have been studying Halacha for many years, and they simply long for the chance to take official exams.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByCHAMUTAL SHOVAL
‘SINCE THE war began, the questions have become even harder and more traumatic. I do my best to answer and to provide the questioner, male or female, with halachic guidance through these painful moments,’ says the writer.

Modi under scrutiny after Taliban allowed to exclude female journalists from Delhi press event

India's External Affairs Ministry said it "had no involvement in the press interaction" at the Afghan embassy.

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Afghanistan's Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi speaks at the roundtable at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi, India, October 13, 2025.

The Taliban bans women’s books - and too many Afghans applaud - opinion

Thinking naively that Afghans living in Dubai would be either refugees or have wised up - I asked one what he thinks of the Taliban. His answer? "Wonderful."

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByBARBARA SOFER
THE BLUE Mosque in Kabul.

The rabbinical courts: Sick system at the heart of society - opinion

The courts are staffed by judges who rule on momentous matters within a system that lacks proper training, transparency, and oversight.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025BySIGAL RAZIN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and Sephardi Chief Rabbi David Yosef attend a ceremony inaugurating new judges in the rabbinical courts at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem in June.

‘I’m still trapped in August 2021’: Afghan women in exile share haunting memories

Afghan women who fled Taliban rule describe trauma, loss, and fear as they struggle for recognition abroad.

AUGUST 19, 2025ByARSHAD MEHMOOD / THE MEDIA LINE
Women with tape on their mouths protest in silence against the loss of fundamental rights for women and girls in Afghanistan. August 15 marks four years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, August 15, 2025.

From exclusion to examination: Women gain access to rabbinic path

Historic win: Rabbi Seth Farber and female pioneers reflect on the fight to open rabbinic exams to women

JULY 26, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
WOMEN LEARN in Migdal Oz. Having an official accreditation process, universal for halachic scholars of both sexes, is a good way to get more people to study Jewish law, notes Farber.