Women education
Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says
Afghanistan remains the only country in the world to ban girls from secondary education and women from attending university.
A small and insufficient victory: Female Torah scholars - opinion
Invest in women: Why gender equality matters for Israel’s future – opinion
Women’s entrepreneurship: Resilience and leadership in times of crisis - opinion
Israel, Morocco co-host women in innovation conference in Marrakesh
The event, meant to promote regional peace and prosperity, comes less than three years after the Abraham Accords normalized Israel’s relations with Morocco.
Jewish women's org. celebrates eight women who changed Israeli history
The campaign will be integrated into existing Momentum programs like the Momentum Fellowship and the Momentum Yearlong Journey.
Girls’ college in northern Pakistan reopens 15 years after closure
Even after the fall of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in the region, which banned girls and women from attending school, girls in northern Pakistan face significant barriers to getting an education
Full scope of poison attacks against Iranian schoolgirls revealed
Sources have provided The Media Line with a true picture of the extent of the incidents, including the names of many of the schools singled out for attack
Iran president blames foreign enemies for wave of schoolgirl poisonings
The so-far unexplained poison attacks at more than 30 schools in at least four cities started in November in Iran's Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Qom.
Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam - Taliban ministry
This adds to continued restrictions placed on females in Afghan society by the Taliban.
US calls for UN to urge Taliban to reverse bans on women
The US has called a meeting at the UN to adopt a resolution calling on the Taliban to reverse the ban of female aid workers and women attending educational institutes.
Women fear they are disappearing from Afghan society
The world is watching as the Taliban government turns Afghanistan into a prison for women and girls.
Female students turned away from Afghan universities after Taliban ban
The decision to bar women was announced on Tuesday evening in a letter to universities from the higher education ministry.
Taliban-led Afghan administration suspends women from universities
The Taliban-led Afghan administration's decision came as women were set to begin their end-of-semester exams.
