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Special Afghan women protest outside the Ministry of Education. (AFP file photo)

Taliban’s broken promises leave Afghanistan’s schoolgirls and women in despair

  • Continued ban on girls’ secondary education among other repressive steps points to dominance of hardliners
  • Ultraconservatism evident in new rules that ban women without male chaperone from traveling long distances
By Rebecca Anne Proctor ·
Victims turned activists: Iraqi women battle abuse

Victims turned activists: Iraqi women battle abuse

By AFP ·
Hunted by the men they jailed, Afghanistan’s women judges seek escape

Hunted by the men they jailed, Afghanistan’s women judges seek escape

By Reuters ·
Afghan girls return to school in Herat after Taliban takeover

Afghan girls return to school in Herat after Taliban takeover

By AFP ·
UN: Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention harms women’s rights

UN: Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention harms women’s rights

By Arab News ·
Turkey considering quitting treaty on violence against women

Turkey considering quitting treaty on violence against women

By Reuters ·
What We Are Reading Today: Votes for Women by Kate Clarke Lemay

What We Are Reading Today: Votes for Women by Kate Clarke Lemay

By Arab News ·
Special Experts hail the UAE for upholding women’s rights

Experts hail the UAE for upholding women’s rights

By Amna Ehtesham Khaishgi ·
Women motorcyclists ditch the side saddle in Pakistan

Women motorcyclists ditch the side saddle in Pakistan

By AFP ·
4 things you didn’t know about Saudi women’s rights

4 things you didn’t know about Saudi women’s rights

By Mohammed Qenan ·
Special Jordan ‘discriminatory’ stance on women criticized by rights group

Jordan ‘discriminatory’ stance on women criticized by rights group

By Daoud Kuttab ·
'Back with eyes open': Malala visits Pakistan district where she was shot

'Back with eyes open': Malala visits Pakistan district where she was shot

By Reuters ·
Gaza police block women from attending football match

Gaza police block women from attending football match

By AFP ·

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