These past few days, a debate raging in the US over termination of pregnancy/abortion is emblematic of the continued jostling…
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers decided against opening schools for girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a previous promise and opting…
In what is a shocking development but also a reflection of the dominant, overwhelmingly patriarchal strain of thought in our…
UN human rights experts have voiced grave concern over attempts by the Taliban in Afghanistan to steadily erase women and…
In the wake of two apps – Su**i Deals and Bu**i Bai – putting up names, images, Twitter handles and…
After devastating floods struck the northeastern Indian state of Bihar in August 2017, the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, conducted…
Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has said that the 'Bulli Bai' app emerged only due to inadequate action against the…
Four women have been found dead in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Taliban government said on…
Cooped up at home in Herat, Afghanistan, Zainab Muhammadi reminisces about hanging out with her friends in the cafeteria after…
Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations on Tuesday and said their marriage — delayed three…
There are many women-centric parties in the world and three such in India. The Indian ones are the Womanist Party…
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politburo Member and women's rights activist Subhashini Ali on Monday condemned Karnataka Health Minister…
Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Sunday waded into controversy by claiming that Indian women want to stay single, and…
The Taliban are "rolling back" rights for women and girls in at least 32 different areas, according to a new…
Afghan youth rights activist Wazhma Sayle says she was shocked to see a photograph online, apparently of women dressed in…
Afghan women should not be allowed to work alongside men, a senior figure in the ruling Taliban said, a position…
The women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya robe and niqab, covering most of the face, and classes…
Three Taliban sources said the terror group had on Friday seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last province…
Defiant Afghan women held a rare protest on Thursday, saying they were willing to accept the burqa if their daughters…
Ahead of an emergency G7 meeting on Afghanistan, the Taliban on Monday warned that there will be "consequences" if the…
The Taliban announced on Tuesday an amnesty across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government, trying to calm nerves…
Afghanistan's U.N. ambassador says there is no time for blame game anymore. He is urging the Security Council and Secretary-General…
In a ruling that could have far-reaching implication in divorce cases, the Kerala High Court on Friday held that marital…
On July 19, a girl was killed in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria for wearing jeans. Yes, you read that right. Killed…
Inspired by her late father's career, Mona decided to join the military and the first group of Saudi women soldiers…
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