Accusations by Canada’s former attorney general have propelled the country into an agonized and occasionally hairsplitting argument about feminism in political life.
Tag: Women and Girls
Faith Politics on the Rise as Indonesian Islam Takes a Hard-Line Path
Before the presidential vote this week, Indonesian candidates are polishing their religious credentials to appeal to a growing conservative populace.
Nigeria’s President Promises, Again, to Bring Back Kidnapped Chibok Students
Five years after dozens of girls were kidnapped by militants, half are still missing. Their absence seems all but forgotten, except by their families.
Was Money to Help Women in Brazil’s Politics Funneled to Men?
Brazil’s new president promised to clean up politics. Now top leaders in his party are being investigated in connection with a corrupt scheme that undermined female candidates.
She Was Forced to Marry in Bangladesh. In Brooklyn, She Made Her Escape.
For Muslim immigrants desperate to flee their abusers, there are almost no safe options. A community in Brooklyn organized to change that.
German Woman Goes on Trial in Death of 5-Year-Old Girl Held as ISIS Slave
In one of the highest-profile cases against a female ISIS member, German prosecutors accused the defendant and her husband of holding a 5-year-old Yazidi girl as a slave and letting her die of thirst.
‘In Afghanistan, We Laugh Differently’
For a handful of teenage girls, robotics offered a reprieve from their violent, patriarchal country. Now they are back home, with the Taliban poised to gain power.
The Syrian Detention Camp Holding the Women and Children of ISIS
The Al Hol camp in northern Syria holds more than 72,000 people from various countries. Many of them fled the last strip of territory held by the Islamic State.
The Syrian Detention Camp Holding the Women and Children of ISIS
The Al Hol camp in northern Syria holds more than 72,000 people from various countries. Many of them fled the last strip of territory held by the Islamic State.
in her words: Fasten Your Seatbelt and Keep Your Hands to Yourself
As more accounts of sexual violations on airplanes come to light, more women are sharing their experiences and taking action to make flights safer.