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Founder of Afghan girl’s school project arrested by Taliban: UN
The founder of a project that campaigned for girls’ education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, the United Nations ... World News -
Syria, Turkey earthquake: Menstruation doesn’t stop in times of crisis, NGOs warn
Menstruation does not stop in times of crisis, organizations have warned, as women and girls in earthquake-hit Syria and Turkey are at an increased ... Features -
Afghanistan’s Taliban promise progress on girls’ schooling soon
Afghanistan’s Taliban government said it would announce good news soon on older girls being allowed to go back to school, but urged the international ... World News -
Afghanistan girls football team given asylum in Portugal
The girls on Afghanistan’s national football team were anxious. For weeks, they had been moving around the country, waiting for word that they could ... World News -
Iranian women dress up as men to attend football match
A group of Iranian female soccer fans used false beards to challenge a ban on women’s presence in football matches and managed to enter the ... Variety -
WATCH: Girls attacked at school in Sanaa for refusing to shout Houthi cry
A Houthi supervisor attacked school girls at Al Manar high school in Sanaa when they refused to repeat a cry of allegiance to the Houthis.The school ... Gulf -
India’s delivery girls on the road to break gender stereotypes
Girls in the Indian capital of New Delhi are breaking another stereotype by joining the country’s first women-only cargo and logistics company. ... Healthy Living -
VIDEO: Woman becomes first to get verdict against harasser in Upper Egypt
A 20-year-old Egyptian woman named Rania became the first to get a court ruling against a sexual harasser. Rania from the governorate of Qena sued her ... Variety -
Girl in Saudi Gone Wild: There she was just a ’walkin’ down the mud-caked alley
This op-ed was written before Khuloud was released. A strut and a milliseconds-long backwards glance has captured the world’s attention. The ... news -
First Saudi jobs website focused on hiring more women
An Algerian biomedical engineer is on a mission to make it easier for women to find work in Saudi Arabia by creating the first job-searching website ... Variety -
Team Bicicleta: Saudi girls united in their love for cycling
Ndima Abu El-Enein rides her bicycle alongside her colleagues on the Corniche road in Jeddah, west of Saudi Arabia, to lead a team of cyclists ... Variety -
Saudi public schools to introduce physical education for girls
Saudi public schools will begin offering physical education for girls in the coming academic year, the kingdom’s education ministry announced on ... Variety -
The people and ‘matter of the bicycle’
In his recent article in the Okaz daily – “The liberal Walieddine Yakan: Clerics, colonization and bicycles” – Saudi critic ... Middle East -
By age 6, girls less likely to believe they are ‘brilliant’
Gender stereotypes emerge early, and by age six, girls are less likely to believe females are brilliant and more likely to believe boys are Variety -
Daughter debates: Should young girls wear make-up out the house?
I was disappointed when Russian model Elena Perminova uploaded a video of her applying lipstick to her daughter Fashion and beauty -
Dying to be like Barbie? The truth behind underage eating disorders
How much attention do you pay to the toys your children play with? Variety -
How Pakistani schoolgirl Malala joined the millionaires’ club
Earlier this year Malala urged world leaders at a conference in London to commit $1.4 billion to give Syrian refugee children access to education Variety -
‘Pretty as a Princess:’ How Disney films are impacting young Arab girls
A study by a US university released earlier this month found that the Disney Princess brand is not as “safe” as many parents think Variety -
New school uniforms for Saudi schoolgirls ‘a hit with parents’
According to the new guidelines Qur’an memorization schools and schools for illiterate adult women have to wear new uniforms for the 2015-16 academic year Variety -
‘Price list’ for ISIS child slaves is real, U.N. official says
Zainab Bangura says ‘one girl can be sold and bought by five or six different men’ Middle East -
Court in Pakistan jails 10 for life over attack on Malala
Pakistan’s military announced the arrest of the 10 suspects in September 2014 Print -
The state of education of young Arab girls
Cultural aversion to education is only one of the factors affecting girls’ education in the Middle East PERSPECTIVE -
Beautiful inside and out: Ex-Miss Sri Lanka shelters sex abuse victims
Four years after she was crowned Miss Sri Lanka, Stephanie Siriwardhana is now in the process of opening up a shelter for sexually abused girls Features -
Come home, families beg Syria-bound UK schoolgirls
Close friends Kadiza Sultana, 17, Shamima Begum, 15, and a third 15-year-old left their east London homes Tuesday and flew to Istanbul World News -
Ignorance of FGM is ‘worryingly high’ in Britain
A leading UK charity has warned of ignorance over FGM even as Hollywood star Angelina Jolie leads a campaign to wipe it out Features -
‘Save your daughters’ Modi tells India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi implored his country to stop killing unborn girls, Asia -
Find out what happens when boys are asked to slap a girl
Find out what happens when you put a boy in front of a girl and ask him to slap her. This video explores how children react to the issue of violence ... Reports -
India: Girls died by suicide, not slain by rapists
Six months ago, images of the girls’ bodies hanging from a tree in their village of Katra in Uttar Pradesh state shocked the country Asia -
Computer engineer? Not without a man: ‘Sexist’ Barbie book under fire
Amazon reviewers have reacted harshly to the book, with comments attacking the apparent “misogyny” at play Entertainment -
London school warns students of FGM, forced marriage
A school in the East end of London has started teaching young people on the prevention of female genital mutilation Features