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Hope in the Desert - The Children of Kaabong

Children's Rights in the Middle East

IRAQ: The Children of Fallujah - the hospital of horrors

Stillbirths, disabilities, deformities too distressing to describe - what lies behind the torments in Fallujah General Hospital?

IRAQ: The Children of Fallujah - Sayef's story

The phosphorus shells that devastated Fallujah were fired in 2004. But are the victims of America's dirty war still being born?

Basra’s child prostitutes: ‘People I have sex with are generous and kind’

Studies by human rights groups in Iraq have found that there are a growing number of child prostitutes among the nation’s many displaced persons. NIQASH went…

Saudi Arabia considers letting girls play school sport

Saudi Arabia is considering letting girls play sport at school, a senior education official was quoted as saying on Monday, in what would represent a…

Iran shuts down shops selling “un-Islamic” Barbie dolls

Iran police were going from shop to shop on Friday in search of Barbie dolls. If discovered, the shop was closed as the government cracks down on “symbols of…

Israeli 8-year-old returns to school for first time since accosted by extremists

An 8-year-old girl who became the symbol of a recent public struggle against gender segregation and religious extremism returned to school, for the first time…

Why is no one protecting Saudi Arabia's child brides?

Atgaa, 10, and her sister Reemya, 8, are about to be married to men in their 60s.  Atgaa will be her husband's fourth wife. Their wedding celebrations are…

A Very Public Execution: The Hanging of Alireza Molla-Soltani

'A truly shocking and heartrending video, but maybe it's the only way to wake the world up to whats happening. Awareness is the first step in ending…

IRAN: UN experts condemn public execution of Alireza Molla Soltani

Four United Nations experts condemned the public execution by hanging of 17-year-old Alireza Molla Soltani. 'There is an absolute ban on the death sentence…

Iran shows its ‘humanitarian’ side with the hanging of a boy

Drewery Dyke, Amnesty International’s Iran researcher, put it well - “Today we’ve seen the vagaries of Iran’s justice system. On one…

Elation and Horror in Iran on International Day of Peace

By Martin Fletcher - UK Times - Two young American hikers were freed and flown out of Iran on Wednesday after being held virtually incommunicado in one small…

An Egyptian street kid's dream of tomorrow

Sayyeda has started a new life. She’s only 15, but, as a former street child, she has suffered greatly. Her story would make a compelling film. “Dreaming of…

EGYPT: Street children among those who stand to gain from revolution

The girls at Banati are well-mannered and bubbly. Eager to show visitors their photography work and talk about favorite activities such as cooking and drawing.…

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