RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will send the Kingdom’s first female astronaut and a male astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) during the second quarter of 2023. Astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni will join the crew of the AX-2 space … Continued
By Ibrahim Adan Ali Women in Mandera county have committed to ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) terming the cultural practice as retrogressive. The women vowed to fully involve initiatives that will end the practice. They made the commitment during a conference on … Continued
By Fathi Mohamed Ahmed It was the discovery of the body of a 22-year-old woman on the streets of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, last year that brought into the open the problem of female drug addiction in the city. Health … Continued
By Dr. Abdirizak H. Nurre Curriculum in use Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze ‘Puntland National Curriculum Framework’ (PNCF) to understand its meanings. The paper examines the following area of the document: curriculum in use, which includes … Continued
By Aggrey Mutambo A Somali man who insulted and threatened a minister in his country was on Friday convicted for online bullying after he published content attacking the cabinet member for pushing for reproductive rights. A Dutch Court sitting in The … Continued
Mohamud Mascadde & Harun Maruf MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — At least seven Somali-American women won races in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, results show. Ilhan Omar, the most prominent Somali American politician, won re-election for her U.S. House of Representatives seat in Minnesota’s … Continued
With the drought intensifying in Somalia, the protection of women and girls is at a higher risk now than ever. Protection is one of the least funded clusters at only 11.4%. With $127.7Million required, only $14.5 Million has been allocated. … Continued
Falastin Ali Mohamed, 24, a young Somali mother of four living in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp complex, has been married and divorced four times since the age of 14. Living in Hagadhera camp on scanty aid, she has been washing … Continued
Sahra Mohamud Dool, 55, estimates that she must have cut more than 10,000 Somali girls during her 15 years working as a circumciser in southern Somalia’s Kismayo. The last time she used her razor blade to perform a female genital … Continued
The UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French, delivered a statement on the ongoing situation on gender rights in Somalia Thank you Mr Vice President, The United Kingdom thanks the Independent Expert and strongly supports the extension of her mandate. We … Continued
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
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