Kidnapped and ordered to carry out suicide bombings, Balaraba intentionally botched her missions, buying time before her dramatic rescue.
Tag: Women and Girls
Lies, Spies and Double Agents: On the Trail of Peter Nygard in the Bahamas
We switched hotel rooms every few days so no one could track us. A Courtyard Marriott worker gave me an alias.
António Guterres Wants Gender Parity at the U.N. It May Take Time.
We sat down with the United Nations secretary general to talk about how one wrests a patriarchal organization into the future.
Colombia Court Keeps Restrictive Abortion Law in Place
Abortion rights advocates had hoped that a top court might legalize the procedure and herald a shift in Latin America. Instead, it left abortion illegal in most cases.
She Faced Her ISIS Rapist in Court, Then Watched Him Sentenced to Death
For the first time, an Iraqi court has held the Islamic State accountable for its atrocities against the Yazidi religious minority.
Abortion Case in Colombia Could Be a Landmark in Latin America
A ruling in the case, which has reopened a fierce debate over the procedure’s legal and moral implications, could have repercussions across the region.
Afghan Peace Plan Faces Its First Roadblock: Releasing Taliban Prisoners
Afghanistan’s president said he had not agreed to release up to 5,000 prisoners, as a deal between the United States and the Taliban appears to require.
Life Inside an Afghan Women’s Prison
The photographer Kiana Hayeri documented mothers inside an Afghan prison. Here’s what it was like.
Scotland Set to Be First Country to Provide Free Pads and Tampons
Its Parliament approved a bill that would make Scotland the first country to end “period poverty.”
Women in Mexico Are Urged to Disappear for a Day in Protest
Fed up with escalating gender-based attacks and murders, activists called for a daylong national strike by women to demand greater support for their rights.