Listen to this story: Indian-administered Kashmir – Twenty-nine-year-old Nazima Begum* sits cross-legged on the floor of her dark room, the windows covered
Australia pulls out of upcoming one-day series in the UAE citing ruling Taliban’s moves to further restrict women’s rights. Australia’s men’s team
Lviv, Ukraine – Boisterous female laughter emanated intermittently from the corner unit of a drab, Soviet-style residential building. Sandals and a pink
From: Africa Direct A modern, cross-national young African woman runs a portfolio of careers in Gabon and looks towards her future. Saï
‘Female staff are key to every aspect of the humanitarian response in Afghanistan,’ UN agencies and aid groups said. The United Nations
Working as a female mental health professional in Afghanistan, life for 42-year-old Alia has not been easy under the country’s Taliban rulers.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan, denouncing a
The Taliban’s decision to ban women from working at NGOs has seen many organisations suspend aid work in Afghanistan. The United Nations
Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration has ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to
Gordon Brown urges more leaders in Islamic countries to denounce a move barring Afghan women from higher education. The United Nations’ special