Women

France: Veiled Muslim women and the politics of the new secularism

The alliances created to protect the French hegemonic order, in particular between feminist groups and political groups, despise the 'bad' feminity of the veil

Alleged rape victim recounts 'nightmare evening' with Moroccan singer at trial

Rights groups urge Gaza authorities to help sisters locked up by father

Afghanistan: The Taliban's punishment of women is an act of desperation

Syed Irfan Ashraf

Goddess, priestess, queen: Six forgotten women who shaped ancient Mesopotamia

MEE journalist Dania Akkad wins award for reporting on violence against women

Taliban stops scores of female Afghan students from flying to Qatar

That's not entertainment! How Egypt's arts industry has normalised misogyny

Egyptian woman stabbed to death by fellow student in 'revenge' attack

How divorced Muslim women in the US are fighting for what they’re owed

Saudi Human Rights

A Saudi Arabian woman built a new life in hiding. Then she disappeared

The problem is men: Muslim women speak out against abuse in the US

In pictures: Meet the Palestinian fashion designer shaking up the industry despite Gaza’s blockade

'She said no, then got killed': Jordanian women protest against surge in femicides

‘Reform’ is needed to end femicide and gender-based violence in the Middle East

BeYOUtiful: Helping girls feel confident in an airbrushed world

'Tone deaf': Nancy Pelosi recites Israeli poem in response to Roe v Wade decision

Alleged killer of Jordanian student shoots himself during arrest: Police

'This needs to stop': Separate murders of female students triggers region-wide anger

'I will attend school': Afghan girls move to Iran to defy Taliban's education ban

Lebanese singer Elissa's duet with accused rapist Saad Lamjarred sparks backlash