Women’s rights

Stadium gates gradually open for Iranian women

Years of campaigning is bearing fruit and victory seems just around the corner for civil and women's rights activists in Iran, who have gone the extra mile in convincing the state to open soccer stadiums to Iranian women.

Iran

Meet the women in Lebanon’s government

All eyes are on the four women appointed to Cabinet positions in Lebanon's new government, a record high in the country plagued by economic and other longstanding issues.

Lebanon

Odds are stacked against Palestinian businesswomen

Women are working to advance their presence in the Palestinian business world and level the playing field with their male counterparts.

Palestine

Are men getting away with murder in Gaza?

As more and more women die in Gaza in honor killings or in what are reported to be accidents, some are calling for tougher sanctions against the perpetrators.

Palestine

Gulf women activists still face persecution despite hopes of reform

Saudi Arabia's women still languish under the country's system of male guardianship, even as the case of Rahaf al-Qunun, who barricaded herself in a hotel room at the Bangkok airport, refusing to go back to Saudi, has brought renewed attention to the situation of women in the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia

Merger of parliamentary committees further sidelines Iraqi women

Feminists in Iraq are speaking out against the merger of the parliamentary committees on human rights with that on women, family and childhood, saying the latter was already overextended and insufficient to effect female advancement.

Iraq

Female-only ride-hailing app to compete with Uber, Careem in Cairo

Fyonka, Egypt's first all-female ride hailing service, is providing money-earning opportunities and transport for women.

Egypt

Jordan’s civil society fights for more rights in Personal Status Law

Rights and women activists are exerting efforts to convince Jordan’s Senate to amend several articles of the Personal Status Law that allow child marriage, and disregards women’s rights in divorce and inheritance.

Jordan

Equal inheritance still struggle in Morocco

While Tunisia gears up to become the first country in North Africa to achieve inheritance equality between men and women, the issue still stirs a nationwide controversy in Morocco.

Morocco

Israelis raging over violence against women

For the first time ever, tens of thousands of Israelis protested against violence against women, forcing the government to react.

Israel

Turkey issues arrest warrants for MBS associates

Turkey sends a message to Saudi Arabia and the world about the Khashoggi murder.

Saudi Arabia

Baghdad policewomen's roles expand as they rise in ranks

As more women join Iraqi police forces and become more visible on the streets, they believe the public — and their colleagues — will become more accepting.

Iraq