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Israeli court ruling will help fight gender pay gap

Israel's high court on Friday put the onus on employers to pay men and women equally in a landmark ruling that may help narrow wage gaps, which are bigger than…

Arab women gather to discuss activism amid popular upheavals

At a conference on women's rights, activists from ten Arab countries agreed the focus must be on enshrining women's rights in Arab constitutions. Participants…

ISRAEL: Silencing girl scouts from singing

The problem of women’s singing in Israel simply refuses to go away. As the Israeli national-religious population continues to lurch rightward, the belief that…

What do imprisoned mothers in Iran fear the most? ‘Being forgotten’

By Elahe Amani with Lys Anzia: Imprisonment is not easy in Iran. It impacts women differently than it does men, where impunity can cause women to face…

Families in Yemen shun female prisoners

Many Yemenis look at female prisoners and former prisoners with contempt, believing that only depraved women are sent to prison. The big challenge for female…

Sexual harassment goes unpunished in Yemen

Many women in Yemen who are subjected to sexual harassment do not notify the police as they fear the social tradition that demeans those women who speak about…

Tehran police in new dress code crackdown

Police in Tehran are conducting a new crackdown on women wearing mandatory headscarves improperly or in “vulgar” dress, the city’s police chief said, according…

Why Do They Hate Us?

The real war on women is in the Middle East, writes Mona Eltahawy...

Saleh is gone, but Yemen women's struggle goes on

When Sara Ahmed joined a protest in November to demand the resignation of Yemen's president, she and the other women marched at the very front of the crowd.…

Palestinian women aim for power in Lebanon's refugee camps

A women's NGO in Lebanon is grooming the next generation of female Palestinian leaders to take over leadership roles traditionally held by men.

Lebanese Activists Say, 'No Spring Without Women'

Women’s rights activists marched on Thursday with a list of demands for Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and proclaiming: “No spring without women.” “We are saying…

Lebanon: Support line offers safe outlet to talk about sexual harassment

Victims of sexual harassment, which is not outlawed in Lebanon, now have an outlet for their fears and frustrations, in the form of a 24-hour support line…

Controversy in Egypt over unconditional divorce law

The unconditional divorce law’s link to former first lady Suzanne Mubarak made it the center of much controversy since the ouster of the regime. While…

Raising Fists and Voices: Lebanese Women's Struggle to End Violence

“I don’t believe in a country that turns rapists into suitable husbands”. Those were the kind of banners you could have seen being held by activists should you…

Raped in Iran prison

Raped in Prison: Saeeda Siabi

My name is Saeeda Siabi

I’m from Azerbaijan, Iran. On December 22, 1981, I was arrested with my husband and my four month old son.

I spent four and a half years in prison, and suffered severe mistreatment, sexual harassment and rape during interrogation.

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