RIYADH, December 4, 2013 (AFP) – Saudi women activists have relaunched a campaign for the right to drive in the ultra-conservative kingdom, urging women to get behind the wheel on December 28. The call for action is a “reminder of the right so it is not forgotten,” activist Nasima al-Sada told AFP, adding that women … Read more
RIYADH, February 17, 2014 – Soumayya Jabarti, the first female editor of a Saudi national daily, hopes to see more women take up top media posts in the ultra-conservative Muslim state. She was named at the weekend as editor-in-chief of the Saudi Gazette, one of the two main English-language dailies in the Gulf kingdom. “The … Read more
RABAT, February 5, 2014 – A campaign of “no tolerance” for violence against women was launched in Morocco Wednesday by rights groups pressing the government to take greater action. The “Strength of Women” group, which is partly funded by the European Union, has drawn up a petition that it will present to Islamist premier Abdelilah … Read more
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai (R), who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban, walks alongside Syrian refugee Mazoon Rakan after attending a press conference at the Zaatri refugee camp, near the Jordanian border with Syria, on February 18, 2014. Yousafzai was nominated for the World Children’s Prize in Sweden this month for championing … Read more
Women hold portraits to denounce domestic violence during a rally on the “International Women’s Day” on March 8, 2014, in front of the National Museum in the capital Beirut. The “International Women’s Day” dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. By Rana MOUSSAOUI … Read more