As the birthrate plummets in South Korea, rural schools are emptying. To fill its classrooms, one school opened its doors to women who have for decades dreamed of learning to read.
Tag: Women and Girls
Serial-Killing Case Shocks Cyprus as Police Come In for Criticism
The police were searching for more victims after a military officer confessed to seven killings, apparently targeting female immigrants and their children.
HELSINKI DISPATCH: Finland’s Hobbyhorse Girls, Once a Secret Society, Now Prance in Public
For years, a subculture of teenage hobbyhorse enthusiasts flourished under the radar. Now the craze is a national export, and a celebration of girlhood.
Kosovo Flies Home Jihadists’ Families From Syria
Dozens of women and children, the relatives of Kosovo jihadists in Syria, and four suspected fighters were repatriated plane on Saturday under heavy security.
What’s a Feminist Government? Canada, and Trudeau, Grapple With the Question
Accusations by Canada’s former attorney general have propelled the country into an agonized and occasionally hairsplitting argument about feminism in political life.
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.