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...
Two major Indian IT firms have set up women-only workplaces in Saudi Arabia. Will the initiative empower women to succeed? Three years ago, technology services conglomerate Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) opened an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...
One woman’s quest to change attitudes to sexual harassment and violence against women in the Arab world. Feminism has got its work cut out for it when it comes to Arab countries. Virginity tests are still used in Libya, Jordan and Egypt, where a...
France must recognize that bikinis might be better than burkinis, but banning the latter will neither improve security nor liberate women. Many in France are jumping like cats on a hot tin roof and making much ado about burkinis. This week, the...
