Indonesian women are to get their husbands’ salaries, according to the Governor of Gorontalo Province. We’re looking for the island that Gorontalo lies on, for today’s quiz.
We are looking for an industrial town near Boston where Charles Dickens traveled in his maiden America trip to see the conditions of women mill workers.
A Hebrew expression that describes “the exclusion of women”, is a phrase that few Israelis would have heard a few months ago. Now, it’s become a household expression after Orthodox Jewish soldiers refused to attend events that involved women.
Israel’s settlements in the West Bank have long been a point of contention with the Palestinians. Now, a legal ruling to demolish one of those settlements could prove to be a test case for many more.
A shocking image from the clashes shows a woman wearing an Islamic robe being dragged, semi-clothed and unconscious, by soldiers.
Letta Tayler, a Yemen researcher at Human Rights Watch, talks about Tawakul Karman.
Millions of dollars have been spent on training lawyers and judges, but many Afghans still shun courts in favor of traditional methods.
Acid throwing attacks are not that common in Africa, but they are starting to happen more often in Uganda.
Egyptian Doaa Eladl is a woman in what is still a man’s world: political cartooning. She’s one of just a handful of female political cartoonists in the Middle East.
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Women played a big role in the Egyptian revolution. But as the new government takes shape, many women activists feel they will be marginalized and left out in the cold. Ursula Lindsey reports from Cairo. Download MP3
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