The death in a helicopter crash of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, disrupts a careful effort at a smooth transition to a new supreme leader to replace the aging Ali Khamenei.
Tag: Women’s Rights
TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq
The shooting of Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known online as Um Fahad, comes amid tightening laws and increasingly conservative attitudes in the country.
TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq
The shooting of Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known online as Um Fahad, comes amid tightening laws and increasingly conservative attitudes in the country.
In Australia, a Validation of Sorts for Brittany Higgins
More than three years after Brittany Higgins went public with her claim of rape, her case reached a conclusion of sorts.
Vatican Says Gender Change and Surrogacy Are Threats to Human Dignity
The statement is likely to be embraced by conservatives and stir consternation among L.G.B.T.Q. advocates who fear it will be used as a cudgel against transgender people.
Saudi Arabia, Lagging on Women’s Rights, Is to Lead U.N. Women’s Forum
Saudi Arabia will chair a United Nations commission on women, bringing condemnation from human rights groups, which said the kingdom still has an “abysmal” record on women’s rights.
MONA Ladies Lounge Accused of Discriminating by Gender
Gender-based discrimination is central to the women-only art installation, in Australia, but one visitor claims it is also illegal.
Marnia Lazreg, Muslim Scholar Who Critiqued the Veil, Is Dead at 83
A Hunter College sociologist, she examined the power dynamics and difficult history of her native land from a feminist and anticolonial perspective.
A Sudden Turn in Voter Sentiment Helped Quash Changes to Ireland’s Constitution
The vote against the changes dealt a blow to a government that had hoped for an easy victory. But the outcome does not necessarily reflect a turn toward a more conservative electorate.
Iran’s 2022 Protest Crackdown Included Killings, Torture and Rape, U.N. Finds
A fact-finding mission looking into the demonstrations that followed the death of Mahsa Amini found brutality and rejected Iran’s version of Ms. Amini’s death.