“We Can’t Speak”: How Kidnapping and Rape Are Silencing Women in Syria
Since the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011, women have been transformed from mothers, workers, and students into…
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Motorcycle-Taxi Services Are Putting Women’s Safety and Privacy at Risk
By: Nahila Salameh
“Every time I use a motorcycle-taxi app, I feel like my life and personal data are…
Egyptian Feminists: The New Labor Law Marks Progress, but Still Insufficient
By: Hagar Osman
Three Egyptian feminists say the new labor law, which came into effect at the beginning of…
Dance and Art as Tools for Healing Trauma: Women’s Groups Launch Art Therapy…
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To the sound of drums and tambourines, her body sways gently, crying softly with the flute, and…
When War Lives Under the Skin: Early Graying and Vanishing periods
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Airstrikes are not the only threat to women’s lives in times of war. There are things the…
When the State Hands Children to Their Killers: Horrific Crimes in Iraq Committed…
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Iraqi social media platforms were flooded with videos of a minor named Zahraa, sixteen years…
The Struggle for Housing Independence Among Kuwaiti Women
By: Shahd Al-Jomaily
Legal discrimination, patriarchal institutions, and societal injustice, this triad…
Tunisian Women Workers: A Surge in Workplace Accidents
By Yosra Blali
A tragic workplace accident struck a food-processing factory in the Ben Arous region near Tunis,…
The Silencing of Palestinian and Lebanese Voices: A War of Narratives
Amid ongoing wars in the Middle East, Palestinian and Lebanese voices are facing widespread attempts at silencing,…
When My Sect Betrayed Me: Are We Truly Honored?
By: Furqan Nsayyif
To grow up in a “conservative” Shia environment means to constantly hear slogans about “how…