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Egypt toughens punishment for FGM, increases prison term to 20 years
Egypt has toughened penalties for female genital mutilation (FGM), imposing prison terms of up to 20 years in a push to end the ancient practice.It is ... Middle East -
Horrific murder of Kuwaiti woman during Ramadan causes uproar on social media
A horrific murder of a woman in Kuwait, who was stabbed to death and left at the door of a hospital by her killer on Tuesday, has sparked outrage on ... Gulf -
‘I will not be silenced’: Kuwaiti women launch #MeToo movement to stop harassment
Women in Kuwait are calling for an end to sexual harassment in the country and the introduction of laws that clamp down on violators, who activists ... Features -
As more women run for office, child care remains a hurdle
When Kimberly Dudik ran for her fourth term in the Montana House, state officials told her she could not use campaign money to pay for child care for ... Features -
Hundreds of Sudanese women march against violence
Hundreds of Sudanese women Monday marched in Khartoum to mark International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women, in the first such rally held ... Variety -
Turkish women rally against rising violence targeting them
Dozens of women protested in Istanbul on Saturday to denounce rising violence against women and the government’s failure to stop brutal attacks ... Middle East -
Taylor Swift urges fans to back equal pay for US women’s soccer team
Singer Taylor Swift has urged her millions of fans to get behind the US women’s soccer team’s fight for equal pay, saying the world ... Variety -
UN urges legal reform to protect women from rape at home
The home is one of the most dangerous places for women, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as research showed only four in 10 countries criminalize ... Features -
Yasmeen al-Maimani becomes first female pilot in Saudi commercial airlines
Yasmeen al-Maimani has become the first female pilot in commercial airlines in Saudi Arabia, six years after she obtained her aviation license from ... Variety -
In #MeToo era, Japanese woman slams #KuToo heels dress codes
Japanese women are saying, “No,” to high heels in what’s been dubbed the #KuToo movement, a play on the words for the Japanese word ... Variety -
Yemeni group: Houthi rebels hold, torture female detainees
Houthi rebels in Yemen hold dozens of women without bringing them to trial or charging them with a crime, often torturing the detainees and ... Gulf -
Saudi women lawyers welcome new divorce notice via SMS
A number of Saudi female lawyers have said the new system introduced by the Justice Ministry to notify married women through SMS in case of divorce, ... Features -
Tunisian cabinet approves controversial gender equality in inheritance law
The Tunisian cabinet has approved on Friday the law of gender equality in inheritance, to be discussed in the parliament dominated by Ennahda Movement ... North Africa -
Glimmers of change in land that #MeToo forgot
Ask people in Papua New Guinea about #MeToo and you are likely to get blank stares, but in a country with a reputation as the worst place in the world ... Reports -
The status of #MeToo in ‘the worst place in the world for women’
Ask people in Papua New Guinea about #MeToo and you are likely to get blank stares, but in a country with a reputation as the worst place in the world ... Digital -
Girl's lawyer speaks after Morocco arrests 12 suspects over gang rape
Moroccan police have arrested 12 people over the alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl, a court official said Tuesday, in a case that has sparked ... North Africa -
Ahmadinejad’s preoccupation with Serena Williams outfit
The histrionics of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad never end with the most recent one being his glorious defense of tennis player Serena ... Middle East -
Somali woman stoned to death by al-Shabab terrorists for ‘marrying 11 men’
The Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab says it has stoned to death a woman accused of marrying 11 men. The al-Qaida-linked group's radio arm ... World News -
Tariq Ramadan mistress, previously paid for her silence, reveals ordeal with him
In a recent interview with Belgian TV channel, RTL-TVI, a Belgian-Moroccan woman has said she has been Islamic scholar Tarek Ramadan’s mistress ... World News -
WATCH: How Saudi women interacted with the first mixed public sporting event
Women in black abayas and fluorescent orange vests stood at the gates at King Abdullah Stadium, welcoming people into the family section that, for the ... Gulf -
Swiss report: In Geneva, Tariq Ramadan abused his underage students
Four former students of Tariq Ramadan -three of whom have claimed to have slept with him when he was married - have come forward with new information ... Features -
First in Muslim world, Tunisian president seeks equal inheritance for women
In a speech on the occasion of the National Women’s Day, the Tunisian President announced the formation of a committee to study the issue of ... North Africa -
Egyptian teen killed after fight with brother of girl he harassed
An Egyptian teen was killed on Friday after having a fight with a brother of a girl he allegedly harassed, the state-owned Al-Ahram paper reported. ... Middle East -
ISIS ‘locks women in cages’ for flouting strict dress code in Raqqa
Some other ‘women were forced to sleep overnight in a cemetery’ for not wearing what ISIS deems as appropriate Variety -
Erdogan says ‘women are above all mothers’
‘You cannot free women by destroying the notion of family,’ he said in a speech Variety -
Saudi divorced women and widows to get greater legal powers
The Interior Ministry, represented by the Civil Status Agency, according to Al-Riyadh newspaper, will enact a law in the coming days. This law allows ... Reports -
Turkish woman detained over ‘honor’ killing of husband
"Why do women always have to be killed? Men can also be killed. I killed for honor," the woman reportedly said World News -
Lebanon launches hotline for female workers to report abuse
The country hosts more than 200,000 migrant domestic workers Features -
Australian convicted for marrying off 12-year-old daughter
An Australian court heard that the farther wanted to save the girl from what he considered the sin of having sex outside marriage World News -
Erdogan slams male protesters wearing miniskirts
Erodgan criticized male protesters who donned skirts to show their solidarity with women facing violence Variety