After a 2022 decision to overturn the longstanding right to abortion, religious women's groups unite in protesting laws reflecting a Christian-centric view on when life begins

A dejected Aryana Sayeed tells Kan that she escaped Afghanistan last month, fearing the militants would make an example of her

Ad hoc sisterhood starts social media campaign of 'love, patience and hope' amid frustration over Jewish-Arab strife in mixed towns

Newly elected to the Joint List, self-described feminist Iman Khatib-Yasin has widespread support from both sexes as she accuses the Jewish state of the ultimate sexist suppression

Since her father's death, Huda Nasrallah, a Christian, has demanded an equal share of property left to her two brothers; Islamic inheritance laws favor male heirs

Despite 'progress,' system not fully dismantled and longtime women's rights activists still face travel bans or are on trial after a sweeping crackdown on dissent last year

The often violent upheaval sweeping the Middle East in the last decade has also spurred women to cling to gains earned as they fight, and rebuild, alongside men

Vida Movahed, the 'Girl of Enghelab Street,' said to be on pardon list by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei