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Middle East

Women and power in Islam, Azadeh Kian’s new publication

Exploring the issue of women and power in Islam with a particular focus on the Middle East, Azadeh Kian offers an overview of four historical periods: the advent of Islam, the medieval period, and the modern and contemporary period.

Tuesday، 2 July، 2019

Now is the time for women’s rights in the Middle East

OXFAM By Farah Kobaissy AN IRAQI WOMAN LOOKS OUT OF HER DAMAGED HOUSE. CREDIT: TOMMY TRENCHARD/OXFAM The realization of women’s rights and gender justice in the Middle East and North Africa is inseparably entwined with […]

Wednesday، 5 September، 2018

Nepalese women trafficked to Syria and forced to work as maids

Source: The Guardian By Pete Pattisson While millions are fleeing the brutal conflict in Syria, hundreds of Nepalese women are being trafficked to the war-torn country and forced to work as domestic maids. The women, who […]

Saturday، 10 June، 2017