Women's rights
UN says Taliban arrest 30 women for violating hijab rules in Afghanistan
"The arrests have heightened fear and apprehension among women and girls across Afghanistan," UN Women said, adding that many of the women had since been released.
Acid attack on female doctor exposes workplace security lapses in Pakistan
The rabbis attacking Israel’s courts are attacking Religious Zionism - opinion
The Israeli-Bedouin women’s rights activist bringing women to the negotiation table - interview
Israeli women-owned start-ups struggle to survive under shadow of war with Hezbollah
Northern Israel’s ‘Galiladies’ program aims to keep businesses afloat as citizens displaced by the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah wait to return home.
There is a lack of women in Israeli ministry leadership - opinion
This trend of removing the few women in the senior public ranks is compounded by the fact that the 37th government removed all female directors-general serving in government ministries.
Iran's Khamenei suggests West destroys women’s dignity in social media post
The Iranian Supreme Leader took to X this week to chastise the West over its treatment of women.
Human rights groups’ hypocrisy on Hamas rape - opinion
Respect has been forfeited from self-described human rights advocates when they failed to defend the human right of Jewish women to not be raped.
UK home secretary makes jokes about spiking his wife's drink
James Cleverly is facing calls to resign after making jokes at a Downing Street reception about date rape drugs.
Afghan women struggle for rights under increasing Taliban repression
Since it took over in 2021, the Taliban has claimed that it is merely aligning Afghan society to Islamic values, but women and girls are being left with ever-fewer options.
Why don't women's orgs call to free Israeli women held hostage in Gaza? - opinion
Why aren’t they calling from the rooftops for the release of their Israeli sisters from the jaws of the terrorist group Hamas?
Israeli and Jewish activists take campaign for greater concern about Oct. 7 sex crimes to UN
The Israeli UN mission calling for investigations into reported sexual violence by Hamas on October 7th during a conference at the UN on Monday
A surge in femicide cases in Egypt raises alarm
Egyptian women’s rights activist to TML: “Recently, any woman’s refusal to comply could result in her murder.”
Israel's Druze sector threatens to cut ties with IDF after young woman drafted
Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif warned that "if the State of Israel wishes to maintain its alliance with the Druze community - it must set the record straight."
