Women’s rights activists from Gaza are raising awareness about the horrific violence women face in the coastal enclave, including the very real danger of being murdered by their own family members.
The hopes that the Arab Spring five years ago would lead to more opportunities for women have largely not panned out. However, there are women in all areas of life who have become leaders in their own way and are fighting for more freedom. Here are the stories of five women.
Time and again, the UN chooses to single out Israel and charge it with bogus accusations, while failing to fulfill its mission to make the world a better place.
Unfortunately, learning about “why some women don’t choose to wear it” – or more pointedly, what happens to women in certain Muslim countries and societies who have no choice whether or not to wear it — was not part of the program.
Here are nine awesome facts about women in Israel which prove the fact that Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle East, providing equality to all.