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World
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International
12/26/2022 2:44:54 PM
The top UN official in Kabul met with a Taliban government minister in Afghanistan's capital on Monday, following a decision by the country's new rulers to bar women from working for non-governmental organizations, the UN mission said.
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World
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International
12/25/2022 2:11:40 PM
Foreign aid groups on Sunday suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country's Taliban rulers to ban women from working at international and local non-governmental organizations, while the US and Germany have condemned these actions by the Taliban.
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World
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International
12/25/2022 12:00:05 PM
The US has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women, saying the ban will disrupt vital and life-saving assistance to millions.
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World
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International
12/24/2022 6:05:24 PM
The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly.
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World
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International
12/24/2022 3:58:06 PM
Taliban security forces used a water cannon to disperse women protesting the ban on university education for women on Saturday, eyewitnesses said, as the decision from the Taliban-led government continues to cause outrage and opposition in Afghanistan and beyond.
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Egypt
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Civil Society
12/23/2022 7:53:44 PM
Alexandra Kinias, founder of the Women of Egypt (WoEgypt) platform, one of the most popular initiatives in Egypt and the Middle East, spoke to Al-ahram Hebdo, Ahram Online French-language sister publication, about the creation, role and strategy of this initiative to strengthen and support women in Egypt.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/23/2022 6:45:03 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb has called for the Taliban to reconsider their decision to ban Afghan women from accessing university education, saying the decision contradicts Sharia (Islamic law).
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World
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International
12/22/2022 6:26:38 PM
The Taliban's treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan may amount to "a crime against humanity", G7 foreign ministers said Thursday, demanding the ban on women attending university be reversed.
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World
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Region
12/22/2022 1:16:29 PM
A small group of Afghan women staged a defiant protest in Kabul on Thursday against a Taliban order banning them from universities, an activist said, adding that some were arrested.
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Egypt
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Society
12/21/2022 8:10:09 PM
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam revealed on Wednesday that Dar Al-Ifta has issued more than 1,563,250 fatwas (religious edicts) during 2022, with family issues – related to family protection, marriage, and divorce -- occupying the first place among the various types of fatwas with 63 percent.
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World
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International
12/21/2022 12:57:35 PM
The Taliban have slowly returned to their hardline position against the education of women and their freedoms since their return to power in Afghanistan 16 months ago.
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World
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International
12/20/2022 10:28:15 PM
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned university education for females nationwide, as the hardline Islamists continue to crush women's right to education and freedom.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Focus
12/19/2022 4:49:55 PM
The Russia-Ukraine war has shed light on how women suffer the brunt of conflicts in the short and longer terms, writes Gihan Shahine
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Sports
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Omni sports
12/14/2022 12:30:18 PM
Egyptian weightlifter Sara Samir has won three gold medals in the Women's 76 category at the World Championships in Colombia on Wednesday.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
12/10/2022 6:03:17 PM
Spotify has celebrated the voice of Arab women, unveiling 2022 charts for female artists, listing Sheriene Abdel-Wahab as the most-streamed Egyptian female artist globally.
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Life & Style
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Health
12/10/2022 1:19:35 PM
Many women with two or three breast tumors can get by with lumpectomy surgery instead of having their whole breast removed, a new study suggests.
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World
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International
12/9/2022 6:01:07 PM
Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party on Friday submitted a constitutional amendment to parliament enshrining women's right to wear headscarves at work and in daily life, reviving a hugely divisive issue in the officially secular state.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/7/2022 11:20:45 PM
Iran’s women have risen up in revolt against the rule of the clerics in Iran, indicating that they are no longer willing to be ruled by a set of archaic laws.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/6/2022 11:05:59 PM
A bill combating violence against women is hoped to make its way through parliament, reports Mai Samih
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World
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Region
12/5/2022 7:06:46 PM
The United States on Monday said "nothing suggests" Iran is improving the treatment of women following reports Tehran was scrapping its notorious morality police amid a wave of civil unrest.
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