Lebanese Physicist Woman Among Two Finalists for a Trip to Space!
Professor Rana Nicholas is not only a physicist, she is also an astronaut in the making. @The961 Rana Nicolas is a member of the International Society for Optics and Photonics...
Women & Wellness
Gambia's Yahya Jammeh bans female genital mutilation
The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) saying it is not required in Islam. The announcement at a rally was met with a huge applause,...
Asia In-Depth Podcast: Trailblazing Pakistani Cricketer Sana Mir
Sana Mir is the former captain of Pakistan’s national women’s cricket team and is among the top female cricketers in the world. She’s also a fierce activist who uses...
The Woman Who Challenged Morocco’s Tourism Industry For Women’s Rights—And Won
When Zina Bencheikh became the general manager at Morocco’s PEAK DMC office in 2017, the company had 50 tour leaders and not a single one of them was female. Morocco is...
Jordan’s accidental plumber trains team of Syrian refugee women
The ravages of Syrian civil war sent Safaa, a dual national back to Jordan where she went, by accident, from being a jeweler to a plumber.
Maldives overcomes Islamic opposition and appoints two women as Supreme Court judges
Male, September 5 (Maldives Independent): In a historic vote on Tuesday, parliament confirmed the president’s nominations of former judges Dr Azmiralda Zahir and Aisha Shujune Mohamed as the first female justices...
Malaysian women deserve better, advocacy group says after civil court shuts door on Sisters in Islam
Sivananthi asked how SIS is considered to be 'deviant' by pushing for policies that are today being implemented in other Islamic countries. — Picture by Ham Abu Bakar KUALA LUMPUR,...
I'm a Hijabi and I kissed a girl
At 15 I fell in love with my best friend. Luckily she felt the same way about me. We went to the same school and hung out together all the...
A woman's greatest enemy? A lack of time to herself
‘Women’s time has been interrupted and fragmented throughout history.’ Illustration: Mikyung Lee/THE GUARDIAN A few months ago, as I struggled to carve out time in my crowded days...
Pakistani Female Student Makes Edible Plastic from Mango Seed
Pakistani student has successfully manufactured edible plastic. The newly developed plastic is neither conventional nor a bioplastic and can be eaten just like any food. A female student currently doing...