Virginity Tests, a Trial for Egypt
The final years of Mubarak’s presidency were characterized by an increase in abuses by security officers, who acted as though they were above the law. Little seems to have changed.
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A sex-crime case may prompt Britain’s Pakistani community to review its attitudes toward women.
View ArticleScore 1 for Saudi Women’s Rights
The Saudi government’s decision to allow Saudi women in the Olympics may seem modest, but it’s a milestone: a sign that public pressure can change policy.
View ArticleBy the Teeth of Their Skin
Does a campaign like International Topless Jihad Day really help feminists in the Arab world?
View ArticleSeparate but Equal
For more than 20 years, a small group of Jewish women has been fighting against the Orthodox rule at the Western Wall. Finally, their day has come.
View ArticleCovered or Not
The movement to emancipate Turkish women through secularization in the 1920s was just a first step in achieving gender equality. It’s time observant religious women also benefited.
View ArticleAbout the Malala Backlash
National pride is a complicated thing in a country, like Pakistan, that has yet to sort out its identity.
View ArticleCannabis Country
Uruguay may soon become the first country in the world to fully regulate the production, sale and distribution of marijuana.
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