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Tunisian women hold national flags as they take part in a march marking International Women’s Day on March 8, 2014, in the capital, Tunis. (AFP PHOTO/FETHI BELAID)
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Fazaeh Hashemi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Faezeh Hashemi: I sense a kind of misogyny from Rouhani’s government
Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat—Faezeh Hashemi has been working extensively on social, political and cultural issues for over 20 years. She was a member of parliament from 1996 to 2000, while active in the Kargozaran party to which her father, former President Hashemi...Caption:
Afghan women walk on a snow covered street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. Kabul has been experiencing below freezing weather and snow. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Violence against Afghan women more frequent, brutal in 2013: official
Kabul, Reuters—Violent crime against women in Afghanistan hit record levels and became increasingly brutal in 2013, the head of its human rights commission said on Saturday, a sign that hard-won rights are being rolled back as foreign troops troops prepare to...Caption:
A Saudi woman looks at her mobile as she walks through a coffee shop in the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2013 AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE
The Only Way is Up
From Kuwait City to Sana’a, from Jeddah to Manama, women on the Arabian Peninsula are on the move, and the coming year is likely to bring them increased opportunities, be it in the job market, the government or the private sector. These improvements are due less to...Caption:
A groom who is a member of the Orphan Foundation for Development, wearing his traditional attire attends a mass wedding ceremony in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. The mass wedding was organized by Orphan Foundation of Development for 4,000 brides and grooms, supported by the former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al […]