‘Woman, life, freedom’: the Syrian feminists who forged a new world in a land of war
In a society riven by conflict and misogyny, the autonomous region of Rojava has a government with perhaps the most complete gender equality in the world Natasha Walter in Rojava Sun 9 Feb 2025 19.00 AEDTShare ‘Being a woman,” says the…
A chronicle of courage: the programme keeping Afghan women’s words alive
This article was origionally published on positive.news by Martin Wright on January 29, 2025. It’s August 2021. Imagine being a woman in Kabul – a woman who loves words, who loves to write. Who keeps in touch with fellow women…
Iraqi Parliament opens door to paedophilia with law permitting child marriage
This article was origionally published by Medyanews on the 24/1/2025 written by Necîbe Qeredaxî. The Iraqi parliament’s amendment to the “Personal Status” Law, allowing child marriage for girls as young as nine, passed in the country’s parliament on Tuesday 21…