Women in MENA

Iraqi_women

Iraq

Society

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Basra mob attack exposes rapid decline of women's rights in Iraq

A viral video of a mob attacking a teenage girl in Basra lays bare the devastating decline of women's rights in Iraq over 30 turbulent years

Hadani Ditmars

13 January, 2026

Céline_Semaan

Fashion and lifestyle

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Inside Slow Factory's revolutionary world with Céline Semaan

Amelia Dhuga

05 November, 2025

Taybeh_Brewery

Yalla! Let's Eat

Yalla! Let’s Eat

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Meet Madees Khoury, the woman brewing change in Palestine

Zainab Mehdi

30 October, 2025

Yemeni_women_protest

Yemen

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'Thaura!': Women rise in Aden amid war, corruption and blackouts

Laura Silvia Battaglia

29 October, 2025

Inez_Atili

Live Story

Inez: The rising voice turning emotion into melody

Zainab Mehdi

10 October, 2025

Abir

Live Story

The Game: ABIR's new album drop tells the sonic story of love

Aisha Aldris

19 September, 2025

Nadeen_Ayoub

Live Story

Nadeen Ayoub on making history as Miss Universe Palestine 2025

Zainab Mehdi

27 August, 2025

Rita MAlek

Live Story

Rita Malek: From piano prodigy to Arab music trailblazer

Anam Alam

22 August, 2025

Nayomi_Iraqi_rapper

Film, TV & Music

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Meet Nayomi: The Iraqi musician redefining women in rap

Zainab Mehdi

15 August, 2025

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights

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From taboo to revelation: Arab women find sexual freedom online

Youssra el-Sharkawy

Youssra el-Sharkawy

14 August, 2025

Dana Salah

Live Story

Dana Salah on her music evolvement and embracing her heritage

Yousra Samir Imran

06 June, 2025

EMEL_MATHLOUTH

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Emel Mathlouthi on pushing feminism to the forefront of music

Yousra Samir Imran

02 May, 2025

Gardenia_Choir

Post-Assad Syria

Film, TV & Music

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Gardenia Choir: The female-led force giving Syria its voice back

Rawaa Talass

04 April, 2025

Habiba_Msika

Tunisia

Live Story

Tunisian Independence Day and the women who defied colonialism

Tharwa Boulifi

20 March, 2025

Lamsa_Bekaa_artisans

Fashion

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LAMSA: The fashion brand uniting Bekaa's women through crochet

Zainab Mehdi

21 February, 2025

Sylwia designs

Fashion

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Sylwia Nazzal's designs aren't just fashion, they're statements

Zainab Mehdi

17 January, 2025

Fatma_Mahrous

sports

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How Fatma Mahrous became Egypt’s Paralympic weightlifting star

Fatma Elzahraa Badwy

01 January, 2025