Noori, now 22, decided to flee the country where the United Nations say authorities have implemented a “gender apartheid”. She has since begun playing for a team of Afghan refugee women, who last ...
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Rajasthan government on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging several provisions of the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion ...
The Taliban authorities, who say that women's rights are protected by Islamic law, have banned girls and women from schools beyond the age of 12, and also from most jobs and public services -- and ...
A squad of female refugee footballers exiled from Afghanistan under Taliban rule played in their first international matches ...
On the positive side, the advocates of digital feminism believe that it has opened a space for women to speak out. Those who were previously silenced now have channels to express themselves, find ...
On December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.