women in MENA

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Tunisia
Society
Live Story

Tunisian Independence Day and the women who defied colonialism

From Habiba Msika to Saïda Sassi, The New Arab celebrates the influential women who risked everything for Tunisia’s independence, yet remain largely forgotten

Tharwa Boulifi
20 March, 2025
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fashion
Art
Lifestyle
Live Story

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

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

21 February, 2025
Sylwia designs
fashion
Interviews
Live Story

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

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

17 January, 2025
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sports
Interviews
Live Story

How Fatma Mahrous became Egypt’s Paralympic weightlifting star

The New Arab Staff

Fatma Elzahraa Badwy

01 January, 2025
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Musician
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Through music, Lina Sleibi spreads hope and love this Christmas

The New Arab Staff

Isabella Silvers

19 December, 2024
Gaza women and children
women in MENA
Society
Live Story

War accounts of survival from women of Palestine and Lebanon

The New Arab Staff

Lina AbiRafeh

20 November, 2024
Pregant_women_displaced_Lebanon
Pregnancy
Society
Live Story

Pregnant women suffer in Lebanon shelters as Israel war rages on

Houshig K.

Houshig Kaymakamian

13 November, 2024
Hassiba_Boulmerka
sports
Society
Live Story

How Algerian female athletes have made history despite barriers

The New Arab Staff

Tenere Majhoul

22 October, 2024
Menart_fair
MENA
Art
Culture
Live Story

The female MENA artists who stood out at the Paris Menart Fair

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

23 September, 2024
Yazidi_women
Yazidi
Society
Live Story

Ten years after the Sinjar massacre, Yazidi women fight back

Jessie Williams

Jessie Williams

06 August, 2024
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Paris Olympics 2024
Video

Imane Khelif wins medal at Paris Olympics; calls for end to bullying

The New Arab Staff
06 August, 2024
Egypt
Society
Live Story

Women-only ride-sharing apps launch in Egypt after Uber scandals

The New Arab Staff

Fatma Elzahraa Badawy

25 July, 2024
MENA athletes
Paris Olympics 2024
Society
Live Story

For MENA 'underdog' teams, Paris Olympics could be the best yet

Maher Mezahi

Maher Mezahi

22 July, 2024
Reem_Edan
comedy
Interviews
Live Story

20 feet from stardom: A conversation with comedian Reem Edan

The New Arab Staff

Tariq Manshi

28 June, 2024
Esther_Manito
comedy
Interviews
Live Story

Comedian Esther Manito is unleashing her anger on stage

The New Arab Staff

Isabella Silvers

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

Daughters of the Nile: Zahra Barri on love, activism & identity

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Yousra Samir Imran

19 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
South Yemen
Society
Live Story

How two Yemeni women are revolutionising Taiz's food scene

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A Yemeni journalist

17 May, 2024
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

Gaza war: Israel 'imprisoned 82-year-old with Alzheimer's'

The New Arab Staff
02 February, 2024