gender equality

palestine
Palestinian women
Voices

Europe preaches feminism while funding Israeli occupation

The new EU women’s rights strategy rings hollow in the face of its continued complicity in the oppression of Palestinian women, writes Tamam Abusalama.

Tamam Abusalama
12 March, 2026
East london mosque
United Kingdom
World
Live Story

How 'sexist' was the East London Mosque's male-only charity run?

Nadda Osman
15 October, 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
Ahmed al-Sharaa addressed the Syrian people for the first time in major speech [Getty]
Syrian Transitional Government
MENA
Live Story

Syrians praise al-Sharaa’s speech for inclusive language

The New Arab Staff
31 January, 2025
Morocco
Perspectives

Morocco's new family code is a win for gender equality

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Yasmina Benslimane

09 April, 2024
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Perspectives

Iran's gender apartheid is real. How we got there is complex

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Kourosh Ziabari

08 March, 2022
International Women's Day
Analysis
Live Story

Working women: The GCC's long road to gender equality

Dr Courtney Freer
08 March, 2022
Egypt
Society
Live Story

The wife-beating debate rears its ugly head in 2022 Egypt

The New Arab Staff

Thaer Mansour

21 February, 2022
Morocco
MENA
Live Story

Women look to break 'patriarchal' politics in Morocco

The New Arab Staff
09 September, 2021
Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Riyadh pledges 'full support' for G20 equality declaration

The New Arab Staff
24 June, 2021
Society - Nazli
women
Society
Live Story

In post-2003 Iraq, fear pervades daily life for women

The New Arab Staff

Nazli Tarzi

08 March, 2021
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women's rights
Society
Live Story

The unfinished gender equality revolution of the Arab Spring

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Sahar Khamis

08 March, 2021
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Women and girls' rights
Society
Live Story

International Women's Day 2021: Special Coverage

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab Staff

08 March, 2021
Kuwaiti Islamists [Twitter[
women's rights
MENA
Live Story

Kuwaitis lambast appointment of all-male parliamentary committee for women

Kamal Afzali
23 December, 2020
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women's rights
MENA
Live Story

Uproar after 'victim blaming' in Pakistan gang rape case

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 September, 2020
Lebanon -- AFP
women
Narrated

Five reasons why Lebanon's protests are a 'millennial revolution'

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Areti Jaber

08 November, 2019
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women's rights
Analysis
Live Story

Despite Tunisia's progress, gender equality remains distant hope

Alessandra Bajec
14 March, 2019
Tunisia women rights march
women's rights
Analysis
Live Story

Tunisian parliament set to discuss equal inheritance bill

Alessandra Bajec
08 March, 2019
Tunisia - Getty
women's rights
MENA
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HRW urges Tunisia to pass 'landmark' inheritance equality law

The New Arab
04 December, 2018
Tunisian woman equality protest - Getty
women's rights
MENA
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Tunisian leader vows to enshrine inheritance equality in law

The New Arab
13 August, 2018
President Beji Caid Essebsi delivers a speech
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia commission proposes reforms strengthening women's and LGBT rights

The New Arab & agencies
20 June, 2018