Arab women

Flana film
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Flana: A film tracing the vanishing names of Iraqi women

We spoke to Zahraa Ghandour about 'Flana,' her intimate documentary uncovering how Iraqi girls are silenced, erased, and forgotten long before they disappear

Mariana Hristova
04 December, 2025
Rita MAlek
Interview
Interviews
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Rita Malek: From piano prodigy to Arab music trailblazer

Anam Alam

Anam Alam

22 August, 2025
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Interview
Film, TV & Music
Interviews
Live Story

Meet Nayomi: The Iraqi musician redefining women in rap

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

15 August, 2025
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Society
Live Story

From taboo to revelation: Arab women find sexual freedom online

Youssra el-Sharkawy

Youssra el-Sharkawy

14 August, 2025
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Book Club
Book Club
Live Story

Finding motherhood in Hala Alyan's I'll Tell You When I'm Home

Noshin Bokth

Noshin Bokth

30 April, 2025
Jordan woman
Jordan
Society
Live Story

New women-led scheme in Jordan tackles workplace discrimination

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

02 April, 2025
Paris Olympics 2024
Sports
Live Story

Olympics: Egypt fencer Hafez competes while 7 months pregnant

The New Arab Staff
30 July, 2024
Ayesha_Kalaji
Middle eastern cuisine
Interviews
Live Story

Meet the chef serving Middle Eastern food at Glastonbury

The New Arab Staff

Isabella Silvers

18 June, 2024
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Arab women
Art
Culture
Live Story

Floating in our imaginations: Levitate by Hayaty Diaries

Ethan_Dincer

Ethan Dinçer

07 June, 2024
Gazan camp for women
Gaza
Society
Live Story

Gaza orphans, widows, single mothers find solace in special camp

Mohamed Solaimane

Mohamed Solaimane

06 June, 2024
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The New Arab Book Club
Book Club
Live Story

Travelling back in time through Al Halwani: The Fatimid Trilogy

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Sarah Shaffi

05 June, 2024
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Lebanon
MENA
Live Story

Lebanon's Nadine Labaki joins Cannes Film Festival jury

The New Arab Staff
30 April, 2024
'Authorities fear us': Syrian women activists speak up
Syria
Society
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'Authorities fear us': Syrian women activists speak up

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Aisha Aldris

15 March, 2024
Women by women exhibition
International Women's Day
Art
Culture
Live Story

Women By Women 2024: Dismantling female refugee stereotypes

The New Arab Staff

Isabella Silvers

07 March, 2024
Lod
MENA
Live Story

Pregnant Palestinian stabbed to death in Israel's Lod

The New Arab Staff
30 November, 2023
Gaza women
Gaza
Society
Live Story

Gaza's pregnant women face a double nightmare

Rodayna Raydan

Rodayna Raydan

31 October, 2023
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Egyptian films
Interviews
Live Story

Nadia Fares confronts chronic disease of global patriarchy

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

25 August, 2023
Women in Translation Month: Celebrating 5 Arab women authors
The New Arab Book Club
Book Club
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Women in Translation Month: Celebrating 5 Arab women authors

Noshin Bokth

Noshin Bokth

23 August, 2023
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Arab women
Interviews
Live Story

Sepideh Nasiri wants community for MENA women in technology

The New Arab Staff

Isabella Silvers

28 July, 2023
The challenges of public freedom in Libya
Libya
Society
Live Story

Attacking autonomy: The battle for public freedoms in Libya

Samira Elsaidi

Samira Elsaidi

27 July, 2023
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Arab women
Art
Culture
Live Story

Arab women stand-up comedians in Germany

The New Arab Staff

Basma Elmahdy

07 June, 2023