By Ahmed Elshamy Women wearing hijabs (Muslim headscarves) are being discriminated against by businesses in Egypt, a BBC Arabic investigation has discovered. The evidence appears to violate Egypt’s constitution, which bans discrimination based on religion, sex, race or social class. … Continued
Nasteho Omar Ibrahim, a divorced mother of five, has thrown in her cleaning job where the employer treated her badly to become the first woman photographer earning a living in Mogadishu’s Benadir park, snapping pictures of city residents out for … Continued
By Kal Sajad Thunderous chants of “Ali, Ali, Ali” from a boisterous crowd reverberated around the O2 Arena when Ramla Ali continued her unbeaten professional boxing career last month. It was a sight, and sound, to behold. “The amazing thing … Continued
Hayley Cuccinello and Aaron Weinman Dega Nalayeh told Insider that she’s currently climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. She’s doing it to honor her sister, Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh, who was killed during a terrorist attack at a hotel in Somalia in July 2019. Dega Nalayeh and … Continued
Bilan Media has a team of six journalists Armed with mobile phones, tripods and laptops, the crew at Bilan Media, a Somali start-up staffed entirely by women, is on a mission to break the silence around gender violence in the … Continued
TAREQ AL-THAQAFI MAKKAH: Women will be part of the General Cars Syndicate in Makkah for the first time since it was set up nine decades ago. The syndicate is an executive body that arranges and organizes pilgrim transportation through affiliated … Continued
By Abdulkadir Khalif Somalia’s trade unions are rallying for better working conditions for women in the latest push to break through the long-held cultural barriers. The admission for freer environment for both women and men came on Thursday June 23, in … Continued
Mogadishu – The horrors of what happened that day still haunt Marian Osman Ali*. Ms. Ali and her children live in the Tufah camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) located in Kahda, one of the 18 districts of Mogadishu, Somalia. One … Continued
The BBC’s Mary Harper writes about her experiences at Somali beauty parlours. I was relaxing in a comfy chair when a woman came at me with a long, sharp knife. That first time, I was terrified. Now I am accustomed … Continued
By Rhoda Odhiambo IASTER GUARDIANS/ Anna Qabale Duba reportedly beat more than 24,000 nominees to the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award A Kenyan nurse who campaigns against early marriage and female genital mutilation says she is “speechless” after winning a … Continued
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Mogadishu, Members of Somalia’s House of the People (Lower House of the bicameral parliament) on Thursday elected Ms Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar as its first deputy speaker. Ms Samatar becomes the first woman to be elected to … Continued
Esther Ogola An all-female media unit has been launched in Somalia with the aim of overturning stereotypes and combating challenges surrounding female journalists in the country. According to the UNDP, which launched the initiative, the unit is aimed at “providing … Continued
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