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‘Braking’ boundaries: Palestinian women seek new chances

  • Palestinian women are pushing boundaries in the traditionally conservative city of Hebron
  • ‘(Society) has changed a little. There have been some developments, but not enough’
By AFP ·
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Saudi Arabia ends restrictions on women traveling: Royal Decree 

By Arab News ·

Battle for change far from over for women in new Sudan

By AFP ·

Malaysia’s ‘Phoenix’: hijab-wearing wrestler breaking barriers

By AFP ·

Iranian women take off their hijabs as hard-liners push back

By AFP ·

Debate rages in Egypt as priest tells Christian women to cover up

By AFP ·

Malaysia probes book on Muslim women who refuse to wear headscarves

By Reuters ·

In a first, Bedouin women lead tours in Egypt’s Sinai

By AP ·

Trial begins in Riyadh of Saudi women accused of working against Kingdom

By Arab News ·

Sudan unions call for protests ahead of Women’s Day

By AFP ·
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In Pakistani city of Mardan, ‘G.I. Janes’ cross enemy lines

By ABDUR RAUF YOUSAFZAI ·

Police disperse protest march on Sudan women’s prison

By AFP ·

Afghan men oppose more women’s rights; elders less hard-line

By Thomson Reuters Foundation ·

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