While it is still illegal for women to drive in Saudi Arabia, Manal al-Sharif’s bravery has not been in vain. Just two months after the United Nations elected Saudi Arabia into the newly established Commission on Women’s Rights, the long...
Capital punishment is not a deterrent for India’s rape culture. In May, India waited with bated breath for the verdict on one of the most brutal and horrifying cases in the nation’s recent history: the gang rape that led to the death of...
When it comes to women’s rights in Iraq, it is time for a radical shift. On July 25, police in northern Iraq found the body of a young woman, 25, who was murdered, burned and dumped on a rural road between the villages of Hizob and Grtik. It is...
When it comes to peacebuilding, women are often relegated to more traditional gender roles while their untapped capacity to wage peace is left ignored. In discussions of conflict and its associated processes of resolution, women are often defined by...
The world’s youngest government minister talks about overcoming challenges faced by young people in the UAE and beyond. With over 100 million young people making up the largest proportion of the Arab world, it is a stratum of society whose needs...
