Destruction of Health Care, Blocking of Aid, Further Harms Survivors of Rape Laetitia Bader For 16 months, in an often hidden and ignored armed conflict in northern Ethiopia, warring parties have doubly victimized women and girls, subjecting them to widespread, … Continued
Mercy Juma Kenyans in the capital, Nairobi, are holding a peaceful protest over the sexual harassment of a female motorist by motorcycle taxi operators. A video of the operators stripping down the motorist as she screamed for help was shared … Continued
IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESImage caption,It is the first time train driver jobs have been advertised for women in Saudi Arabia A rail company recruiting 30 female train drivers in Saudi Arabia says it has received 28,000 applications. The successful candidates will … Continued
Online petition was launched after 17-year-old school girl had her hijab ripped off in an attack filmed by other students By Rayhan Uddin Thousands have signed a petition seeking justice for a Muslim student in New Zealand who had her hijab … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia – When Halima* was eight, she underwent female genital mutilation under the blade of her mother, a traditional birth attendant (TBA). “The procedure was painful, with no anaesthesia. I bled for days,” she recalled. “I was in bed for … Continued
Amal Abdirahman is campaigning to become president of war-torn state, reports James Cracknell An Enfield woman is hoping to bring peace and prosperity to Somalia as she bids to become president of the African nation. Amal Abdirahman, who has lived in … Continued
Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam formerly served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia is facing a political standoff due to the country’s delayed presidential and parliamentary elections. Currently, Somalia seems to have taken a path that could … Continued
Khadija Omar, from Somalia, is the first beauty queen to represent her country and wear a hijab in the pageant Katy Gillett Khadija Omar, the first hijab-wearing Miss World contestant and the first to represent her home country, Somalia, has made it … Continued
NADA HAMEED JEDDAH: Less than four years after being given the right to drive, Saudi women have been told they can now also apply to become cabbies. The news was announced by the Saudi General Directorate of Traffic via its … Continued
Seventeen-year-old Gani Adan not only lost her baby, but was divorced by her husband, and scorned cruelly by her neighbours for 10 months whilst she suffered incontinence resulting from her traumatic first childbirth experience. After being in labour for three … Continued
By Hannah Southwick As the fashion industry’s first hijab-wearing supermodel, Somali-American stunner Halima Aden is no stranger to breaking boundaries. But after walking runways for Yeezy and Alberta Ferretti — not to mention posing for British Vogue, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and more — Aden shocked fashion fans in … Continued
A small ring around the main artery may cure patients with leaking heart valves. Researchers have documented its effect on animals and they hope they will make it possible to use the technology on humans. A leaking heart valve – … Continued
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