New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...
Channel 30005d
Indigenous ribbon skirts make a modern statement
The three young women all hold leadership positions for Wunk Sheek, a UW–Madison campus organization founded in 1968 that ...
Truthout10d
Kurdish Women Journalists Who Work Under Constant Threat Have Lessons to Share
This January, a Turkish court sentenced Sofya Alağaş, a Kurdish journalist and elected co-mayor of Siirt municipality, to six ...
What does the Quran say about the rights and status of women?
Though it often addresses men, the Quran has much to say about women: from marriage and divorce to property rights.
Khaleej Times13d
Tajik women speak out against government fashion advice
A previous manual from the government in 2018 advised women to avoid revealing European clothing, mini-skirts, and low necklines, but also refrain from wearing black and head-covering hijabs.
UNDP14d
Remember Us: The Women of Al-Qataniya
A salon, buzzing with life, where women come not just for haircuts but for something ... Through UNDP’s training, she learned modern farming techniques, how to use drip irrigation, and how to turn her ...
London Evening Standard14d
Keir Starmer pays tribute to British troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after JD Vance 'insulted' their memories
More than 2,200 US military personnel were killed in Afghanistan. The UK lost 179 servicemen and women during the Iraq War, during which more than 4,400 American service personnel also died.
The Independent15d
Iraq veteran MP condemns JD Vance over claim Britain ‘hasn’t fought a war in 40 years’
Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women ... served in Iraq and ...
Euronews15d
UK government launches ad campaign in Iraq to reduce Channel crossings
The UK government has launched a digital advertising campaign in Iraq in a bid to stop prospective migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. It follows similar campaigns in ...
The Cipher Brief19d
What We Should Have Learned About Groupthink from the Iraq War
OPINION – As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Iraq invasion, we should reflect on what lessons the United States may have gleaned from the experience and whether such lessons will deter any ...
Euronews21d
BP unveils multi-billion-dollar deal to redevelop Iraq's oil fields
The agreement between BP and Iraq's government will focus on the redevelopment of four large oil and gasfields in Kirkuk in the north of the country. The agreement follows a memorandum of ...
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‘Brothers After War’ film documents Iraq war veterans
Actor Gary Sinise joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss his new film following Iraq war veterans, and their experiences post-war. Could a Modern Marine ... Historic all-woman space flight to ...