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Afghan diaspora

A Bold Stand: Senior Taliban Deputy Defies Supreme Leader, Calls for Lifting Ban on Girls’ Education

Experts say the call to end the education ban reflects a growing divide within Taliban leadership that has been exacerbated by Afghanistan’s deteriorating humanitarian situation

01/22/2025

Mashaal Library

One Man’s Calling To Educate Women, Children in Tribal Pakistan

01/11/2025

Afghan diaspora

Afghan Diaspora Celebrates Yalda in Defiance of Taliban Repression

12/26/2024

Taliban Policies Reinforce ‘Gender Apartheid,’ Silencing Afghan Women, Experts Say

12/02/2024

2 Years After Mahsa Amini’s Death, Women Defy Iran’s Hijab Law Despite Crackdown

09/17/2024

Gender equality

Gender Equality Struggles Intensify for Israeli Women During War

08/27/2024

Afghan women’s rights

Abandoned Voices: Afghan Women’s Rights Activists Stranded in Limbo

08/24/2024

In Iraq, a Law That Can ‘Legalize Pedophilia’ Is on the Table

08/04/2024

‘They Have More at Stake’: Turkey Elects Wave of Women Mayors Amid Fears of Eroding Rights

04/08/2024

Ameera Alawadhi

More Women Secure Senior Positions in UAE, Egypt, as MENA Region Still Struggles With Gender Gap

03/14/2024

Divorced at 9, a Pakistani Tribal Girl Earns Degree in English Literature, Yearns for American University

03/11/2024

Global Efforts Intensify To End Female Genital Mutilation by 2030

02/09/2024

Ministry closure

Under the Shadow of War: Women’s Rights in Israel Sacrificed for Political Benefit

01/16/2024

These Are the 14 Women Remaining in Captivity in Gaza, Facing an Uncertain Fate

12/17/2023

Israeli Defense Forces

Women Tankers’ Remarkable Performance on October 7 Alters Israeli Perceptions

12/10/2023

Afghan Women Struggle for Rights Under Increasing Taliban Repression

12/09/2023