Malala Yousafzai has urged Muslim leaders to challenge the Taliban government in Afghanistan and its repressive policies for girls and women. “Simply put, the Taliban in Afghanistan do not see women as human beings,” she told an international summit hosted by Pakistan on girls education in Islamic countries. Ms Yousafzai told Muslim leaders there was…
Reuters About 44% of verified victims were children and 26% women, the UN said The UN’s Human Rights Office has condemned the high number of civilians killed in the war in Gaza, saying its analysis shows close to 70% of verified victims over a six-month period were women and children. The agency said the high…
Nigeria has announced that free emergency Caesarean sections will be made available to “poor and vulnerable” women in an ambitious plan to bring down the high number of mothers dying in childbirth. At 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births, Africa’s most populous nation has the fourth highest maternal mortality rate in the world and the…
Getty Images The majority of women cast their ballots for Harris, but not by the margins she needed to win At least one thing was taken for granted before voting day – women across the US were going to turn out for Kamala Harris. Just as months of relentless polling showed Harris in a virtual…
Donald Trump has attacked Mark Cuban after the billionaire said the former president is “never” seen around “strong, intelligent women.” Cuban is supporting Kamala Harris, and his recent claims about Trump have sparked outrage. Trump calls Mark Cuban ‘really dumb’ after he claims ex-prez isn’t seen around ‘strong women’ (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY…
Rescue workers scoured piles of concrete and twisted metal for survivors on Friday after a roof collapsed at the entrance of a railway station in the Serbian city of Novi Sad killing 13 people. A bicycle sits between rubbles at the scene where the roof of a train station collapsed, killing several people in Serbia(REUTERS)…
Mark Cuban apologised after facing backlash for saying Donald Trump is “never” seen around “strong, intelligent women.” Cuban’s recent comments about the former president have triggered widespread backlash. Mark Cuban apologises after saying Trump isn’t seen around ‘strong women’ (Photo by Craig Lassig / AFP)(AFP) On being asked about Trump’s ability to court Nikki Haley…
Women in Sudan have committed suicide to escape being raped by armed militia, as the conflict has increased risks of sexual violence and forced many women and children to flee. The UN independent international fact-finding mission for Sudan has revealed that paramilitary forces are specifically targeting women. (AFP)(AFP) As per the International Organisation for Migration,…
The Taliban regime has issued a new decree that further restricts the freedoms of Afghan women, prohibiting them from praying aloud in the presence of each other. This order, delivered by Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, Taliban minister for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice, dictates that women should avoid reciting the Quran audibly…
