Women’s rights in Morocco have come under the spotlight recently after a young woman was assaulted in a Rabat market by people she called “Salafists,” or…
'In Islam, sex is forbidden for both women and men before marriage. But the male does not have a [physical] virginity to lose,' reflects Henda Afaiedh, a…
After a week of sexual abuse by her captors, Sarah Lamdi escapes with the help of a woman who worked for the militias. Yet cutting free from their kidnappers…
In a country where family planning is limited, abortion illegal and poverty restricts maternal healthcare, it's hospitals struggle to cope with infant mortality
Violent clashes between Muslim Hausa-Fulani and the predominantly Christian Taroh ethnic groups in Wase, Nigeria, left over five thousand people dead and a…
In this strongly patriarchal society, where many women need to ask permission from their husbands just to leave the house, women's groups have been pushing for…
According to the Institute for Security Studies, South Africa has one of the highest level of child rape globally.... More than 28,000 children under the age…
Seven men appeared in a South African court Thursday for gang-raping a mentally handicapped 17-year old girl and using a cell phone camera to video the act. An…
A draft Bill proposing enactment of a new law on sexual and reproductive health rights has been drawn, and could stir passions, because it contains a right to…
Joyce Banda, who rose to prominence in Malawi as a relentless advocate for women's rights, now appears set to become only the second female African head of…
Umoja, which means "unity" in Swahili, holds a unique status in the country: it is a village populated solely by women. For more than two decades, no men have…
Morocco is under growing pressure to better protect women after a man who was allowed to marry a 16-year old girl he had allegedly raped was invited by a…