The man behind a woman who fiercely fought her demons
This man, my best friend, has always been my rock. He is not 'The man behind a successful woman' but he is 'The man behind a woman who fiercely fought...
Women & Wellness
Aurat (Woman) March Pakistan - Hum Aurtien (We Women)
Pakistan has long been perceived as a country that provides shelter to terrorist organizations and is home to violence and turmoil. Pakistani women, being third-world inhabitants, have always...
‘Child marriages must end to avoid cervical cancer’
LAHORE: Punjab University Institute of Social and Cultural Studies Director Prof Dr Rubeena Zakar has said that child marriages must be controlled to avoid cervical cancer. She said that although...
A more gender-balanced world? IWD2019
How will you celebrate women's achievements on Friday March 8, while calling for a more gender-balanced world? #BalanceforBetter #IWD2019 Shabnam Fareed, Program Officer-Training|AQAL Project- JICA believes Gender equity means fairness of treatment for women and men,...
Divorce, Islam and me: 'I will for ever be the woman who left two husbands'
When my arranged marriage ended, my parents decided to set me up again. But finding love isn’t that easy... I was 19 the first time marriage was mentioned. My mother...
‘Mother of a thousand children’ Laila Haidari mobilizes women against the Taliban — and the U.S. peace talks
A FILE PHOTO FROM JUNE 25, 2012, SHOWS LAILA HAIDARI, IN HER OFFICE IN KABUL. (QAIS USYAN/AFP/GETTYIMAGES) Laila Haidari, a 39-year-old Afghan activist known as the “mother of a thousand...
We Tried Muslim Dating Apps so You Don’t Have To
With “spoopy” season coming to a close, we’re quickly approaching the greatest time of year for rishtay wali aunties, or match-making aunties: cuffing season. If you’re a woman in...
Young girls’ trauma leads Sierra Leone to declare a national emergency over rape
Last year, a 28-year-old man in Sierra Leone was accused of raping a 5-year-old relative — paralyzing her from the waist down. He never faced punishment for the horrific...
Egyptian babies get blue ribbons as parents say 'no' to female genital mutilation
Parents will receive the badges after signing a pledge that they will not have their daughters cut BEIRUT, Feb 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Doctors at two Cairo hospitals will...
Lebanon names Arab world’s first female interior minister
Raya El Hassan.—AP BEIRUT: Lebanon’s new interior minister assumed her post on Wednesday, becoming her country’s and the Arab world’s first female official in charge of powerful security agencies....