Woman from Bahrain calls for help
A Pakistani expatriate who has been living in Bahrain for the past 44 years is in desperate need of help after the doctors diagnosed with a tumour….
Muslim women rights
After unbearable suffering woman rescued from Arab husband
The anti-assimilation group Yad L’Achim has reported a significant increase in the number of requests for assistance in the weeks before the Passover holiday. One…
This Iranian female motorbiker is everything you think she’s not
For years it has been simply impossible for women in Iran to participate in numerous kinds of sports, including swimming. Even though Iranian women outnumber…
Female boxer from Saudi Arabia urges women to fight for their goals – Video
Women should persevere to reach their goals, Saudi female kickboxing and boxing trainer Halah Al-Hamrani told Arab News on the eve of International Women’s Day,…
Arab women can shape own futures now
The scene is changing in the Arab world for women who are moving beyond traditional societal trends, studying hard and taking on more senior roles…
ISIS fighters rape and torture Sunni Arab women – Video
Sunni Arab Muslim women and girls suffered arbitrary detentions, beatings, sexual abuse and forced marriage under “Islamic State” (IS) rule, the watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW)…
Egypt’s first woman governor in modern history
Egypt appoints a woman as a regional governor for the first time in modern history – Nadia Abdou became the governor of Beheira pic.twitter.com/CpccpdHcUP —…
Major UK department store becomes first to sell hijabs
A major British department is set to become the first to stock hijabs on its shelves as a part of a new rage of modest…
Challenges and opportunities of creating jobs for women in Jordan
“They are bad people, the tribes who work in Petra,” my guide in Wadi Rum said to me when I told him I was heading…
Saudi Arabia is celebrating Women’s Day for the first time ever
For the first time ever, Riyadh is celebrating the role of Saudi women in society with a Women’s Day event. It’s just the latest in…